The Difference between Fillers and Neurotoxins Q&A Interview with Dr. Jennifer Herrmann
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As you age, your skin loses its natural elasticity and produces fewer oils, becoming drier, weaker, and less flexible. Exposure to sunlight compounds this natural decline, as ultraviolet light breaks down the deep layers of your skin’s connective tissue. When this strong, flexible support system sustains too much damage, your skin begins to show signs…
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PRP Therapy Explained
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Moy, Fincher, Chipps Facial Plastics & Dermatology is one of the leading cosmetic dermatology and facial plastic surgery practices in Southern California. The renowned physicians are in complete agreement as to the benefits of Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy (PRP Therapy) for the treatment of skin rejuvenation and hair restoration. PRP Therapy has created a new…
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Meet Jillian Roy of Moy-Fincher-Chipps Facial Plastics & Dermatology
Jillian Roy was recently featured in Voyager LA. Here’s an excerpt form the article ‘Jillian, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today. Well, I always knew I wanted to have a career centered on helping others, so in high school, I…
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Dr. Ronald Moy volunteering at Fall Camp Sundown
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Dr. Ron Moy regularly volunteers to give back to the community. Recently, Dr. Moy has volunteers with Fall Camp Sundown in Craryville, NY. Camp Sundown offers a week of activities for youths who have Xeroderma pigmentosum – a condition which causes skin cancers in youthful skin.
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Dr. Ronald Moy Media Award Presenter for the Skin Cancer’s Foundation 40th Dinner Gala
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Dr. Ronald Moy is proud to have been the Media Award Presenter for the Skin Cancer’s Foundation 40th Dinner Gala at the The Plaza. Since 1979, The Skin Cancer Foundation has set the standard for educating the public and the medical profession about skin cancer, its prevention by means of sun protection, the need for…
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Hyperpigmentation Causes and Treatments
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What is hyperpigmentation? Melanin is the substance that gives our skin color. Hyperpigmentation is a condition characterized by the production of excessive melanin which causes dark spots on the skin. Dark spots include age spots, liver spots, freckles, sun spots, and melasma. Hyperpigmentation can affect any skin type but is most common on the face,…
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Liposuction Q&A with Dr. Lisa Chipps
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Despite a healthy diet and regular exercise, you may still have pockets of tenacious, unwanted fat. Liposuction is a minimally invasive surgical fat removal technique to remove unwanted pockets of fat and sculpt beautiful shape and proportions. Liposuction has been safely used for decades to permanently remove fat from the torso, flanks, abdomen, back, outer…
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Which laser resurfacing treatment is right for me?
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Fractionated CO2, Fractionated Erbium, IPL Photofacial, Clear + Brilliant — With so many laser skin resurfacing devices and technologies, how do I know which laser resurfacing treatment is right for me? There’s no doubt, it can be confusing. Unfortunately, the word ‘Laser’ has become a generic catchall for an entire class of dermatologic devices. In…
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Melasma Q&A with Dr. Jennifer Herrmann
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Melasma is a common skin problem. Melasma causes brown to gray-brown patches, usually on the face. Most people get Melasma on their cheeks, bridge of their nose, forehead, chin, and above their upper lip. It also can appear on other parts of the body that are exposed to the sun, such as the forearms and…
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Treating Sun Damaged Skin
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The skin uses sunlight to help manufacture vitamin D, which is important for normal bone formation. But sometimes its ultraviolet light can be very detrimental. Within the skin’s epidermal (outer) layer are cells that contain the pigment melanin. Melanin protects skin from the sun’s ultraviolet rays, which can burn the skin, and over time, could…
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