Blogs

“I read that there is no reason to use more than a SPF 30.”  “I heard that spf 15 and spf 30 are virtually the same.”  Variations of these comments come my way daily especially now as I preach sun protection for the summer. Yes, there is a study,...

To understand the effectiveness of the products, we looked at a number of factors in the 90-Day Challenge. First, throughout the challenge the participants were objectively evaluated by the Visia machine, which looked at their skin and produced the visual...

Jennifer Hundley, MD just got Voluma! Her results show how Voluma can help under eye circles, smile lines, AND overall facial structure just by replacing lost volume in the cheeks. Although people often think gravity alone causes sagging skin, it is also...

Do you suffer from melasma? Melasma is a condition that affects about 6 million women. It is commonly known as the “pregnancy mask”, but you don’t have to be pregnant to be affected by it. According to the AAD, sun exposure, a change in hormones,...

Monique Martin is the winner of the pigmentation category in our 90-Day Challenge. She TOTALLY changed her complexion in 90 days! (Read this blog for a detailed description of the 90-Day Challenge). To understand the effectiveness of the products (and...

Shawna Pitts is a guest blogger. She is a patient of Cynthia Abbott, MD at our Midtown location. This is the first in a three part series about her experience as a naive Botox patient. These blogs reflect her individual experience and/or opinion and are...

At Dermatology Affiliates we are lucky to have a large staff made up of more than 50 thoughtful, fun,and interesting people. Our new blog feature, "What's in your beauty bag?" will highlight one staff member and her beauty bag. These blogs reflect the...

Last week, a number of news outlets did what they always do and took a quote out of context to create controversy. Here is a screen shot of a Google search of “Obama Botox:” The last result in this search even leads the reader to believe that...

Warm summer nights, lying in a sun drenched field, sitting down on Friday with a group of friends and a glass of wine, soaking up the last bits of sunlight at dusk as a child - these are the moments where time seems to slow down. As time slows down, our...

“Did you always have freckles? I don’t remember you having them, but they are cute.” This is the question that you frequently get asked when your sun damage goes from the 85th percentile to the 31st percentile, and at 34 yrs old you have evidence of...

Shawna Pitts is a guest blogger. She is a patient of Cynthia Abbott, MD at our Midtown location. This is the first in a three part series about her experience as a naive Botox patient. These blogs reflect her individual experience and/or opinion and are...

The physicians and aestheticians at Dermatology Affiliates offer a scientifically based perspective on products, which offer dependable results according to clinical studies, and peer reviewed articles. There are 4 essential components to ultimate skin...

1. An Ounce of Prevention… This old saying holds truer when it comes to your skin than anywhere else. An ounce of sunscreen can prevent unsightly brown spots, wrinkles, and worst of all, skin cancer. It’s not just time that puts wrinkles and spots on...

There are so many wonderful things to love about the holidays. October is my favorite month simply because it kicks off the best time of the year… Thanksgiving! Christmas! New Years! Of course, we all experience the stress of the holidays too. For example,...

As a registered dietitian and an aesthetician, I have the unique perspective of having worked with both diet and skin. One of the reasons I went into aesthetics was because I feel so strongly that skin and nutrition go together. So, it is no surprise to...