The obvious way to protect your skin from the sun is to apply sunscreen to areas exposed to the sun, especially your face, every day, as though your life depended on it – because it may. If not your life, certainly your skin and your appearance depend on it. Patients ask me a lot of …
Got Sunscreen? Skin Cancer Prevention Tips by a Medical Dermatologist
As the warm summer weather sun beams down in full swing, get a head start with proper skincare protection. With a brand new summer season comes brand new SPF rules, so take note from Dr. Nakhla, your Orange County skincare expert, about the changes in sunscreen labels, the SPF number to start with and the …
Do You Know How to Choose a Sunscreen? OC Dermatologists Discuss
Summer is almost here. Do you know how to choose a sunscreen? Sunscreens come in several different forms, including lotions, creams, oils, gels, sprays, sticks, and aerosols. There are two main categories of sunscreens: Physical and chemical. Physical sunscreens literally get between your skin and the sun’s rays. Applying physical sunscreens is like draping an opaque, …
Are Your Legs Skirt-Worthy? OC Dermatologist Tips for Your Skin
Want to make your legs “skirt worthy” for spring? Here are 4 simple tips. 1. Laser Hair Removal 2. Sclerotherapy for spider vein and varicose vein treatment 3. Intense Pulsed Light therapy (IPL) for sun spots 4. Tinted sunscreen to safely create a tan appearance on the legs while maintaining adequate sun protection Want more information about these procedures? …