Skin Envy MD

a cosmetic dermatologist's take on life and beauty

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Good looking people get the jobs?!

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In this economic enviornment a lot of people are in the job market. Many of them are trying to determine how to stand out, impress the employer and land that job. Face it, first impressions are focused on the face. According to Malcolm Gladwell in his book Blink you have precious little time before that future employer makes that first and lasting assessment of you. Read the full article »

Top Ten Cosmetic Advances from the American Academy of Dermatology

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San Francisco hosted the annual American Academy of Dermatology meeting last week, and I was front and center looking for what’s new in Cosmetic Dermatology.  Here is my top 10:

  1. Latisse eyelash growth drug will be more popular than Botox, both are from Allergan.
  2. Thermage (the gold standard in non invasive skin tightening) and Fraxel (the gold standard in non ablative skin resurfacing) are now part of Solta Medical, a new and exciting company with great potential. Read the full article »