Procedures

Skin Rejuvenation

Taking Care of Your Skin

Good Basic Skin Care Products
  • Facial cleanser
  • Moisturizer
Use A Good Sunscreen
Avoid Tanning Beds
Phototoxics May Cause A Severe Sunburn
  • Tetracycline
  • Doxycycline
  • Retin A
  • Accutane
  • Differin
  • Sulfa
  • Benzoquin
Office Based Skin Care Treatments
  • Microdermabrasion
  • Glycolic peels
  • TCA peels
  • Phenol peels
  • Laser peels


The Seven Skin Types
Type 1 Type 5
  • Fair, dry thin-skinned
  • Anglo-Saxon origins
  • Scars heal well
  • Signs of aging appear earlier
  • Burn easily in the sun
  • Bruising more obvious
  • Greater chance of skin cancer
  • Oil, olive dark complexion
  • Southern Mediterranean origins
  • Signs of aging appear later
  • Cartilage tends to droop
  • Darker, thicker scars more common
  • Wrinkles appear later and in more localized areas
  • Skin cancer rare
Type 2 Type 6
  • Fair, blue-eyed, blonde
  • Northern European origins
  • Thin skin
  • Scars heal well
  • Signs of aging appear early
  • Bruising more obvious
  • Greater chance of skin cancer
  • African-American complexion
  • Signs of aging appear very late
  • Very little fine wrinkling
  • Formation of keloids is possible
  • Pigmentation changes may occur
  • Thicker cartilage hard to change
  • Skin cancers very rare
Type 3 Type 7
  • Ruddy freckled complexion
  • Red hair
  • Scars usually thin
  • Signs of aging appear later
  • Bruises easily
  • Pigmentation problems
  • Skin cancers most common in this type
  • Asian complexion
  • Signs of aging appear late
  • Fine wrinkling does not usually occur
  • Pigmentation changes may occur
  • Eyelid surgery more difficult
  • Skin cancers very rare
Type 4
  • Dark, oily brunette complexion
  • Southern European origins
  • Signs of aging appear later
  • Fine wrinkling less common
  • Bruising lasts longer
  • Scars may be thicker and darker
  • Skin cancers less common