You think Apple’s new 4G iPhone is hot? I was at a coffee bar in Redwood City yesterday, minding my own business when I found a tube of medication. Someone had accidently left a tube of topical Botox at the bar. Was this a plant? Is this the real prototype or just a fake? What [...]
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Behold, The Holy Grail of Wrinkle Creams: A Topical Botox
Posted in Cosmetics Also tagged botox, botulinum toxin, cosmetic, gel, hyperhidrosis, sweating, topical 20 Comments
Behold, The Copper Pillow
Copper is beautiful, but can copper make you beautiful? We have a 10,000-year-long history with copper. We’ve used it to make jewelry, tools, plumbing, wiring, roofing, coins, cookware, and even the Statue of Liberty. Now we’re using copper to make pillows. Why? Why make a copper pillow? Two reasons: First, copper is antimicrobial. Putting copper in [...]
Twins Show That Aging Is Not All in Your Genes
Have you ever looked in the mirror and noticed how much you’re starting to look like your mother or father? It happens to all of us: much of aging is determined by the genes we inherited from our parents.
Facials Don’t Treat Wrinkles
Last week one of my patients complained that she gets facials every month for her wrinkles, but that she still has prominent wrinkles around her eyes and mouth. “What,” she asked, “is she doing wrong?” Facials are the third most popular treatment in spas after nails and massage. They come in many flavors like: mineral [...]
Posted in Cosmetics Also tagged broken blood vessels, Cosmetics, Exfoliate, facial, facial muscles, facials, mask, oxygen, spa 11 Comments
Hormone Replacement Therapy Doesn’t Make You Younger
For post-menopausal women, decreasing estrogen levels might contribute to skin aging. Common skin changes associated with being post-menopausal include atrophy (thinning of the skin), wrinkling, dryness, laxity, sallow complexion, and poor wound healing. There are estrogen receptors in the skin and it is thought that the decrease in estrogen that accompanies menopause leads to a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged aging, Cosmetics, estrogen, hormone replacement, women 7 Comments
