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How to Keep your Skin Healthy During the Winter Months

Let’s be honest – our skin, hair, and nails are affected by lots of different things. These can include your genetic makeup, hormones, the type of products you use, and even the weather. As the weather in winter gets colder and dryer, many of us notice disconcerting changes. How do we proactively help our skin, […]

Advantages of Getting a Chemical Peel in Winter

Winter has arrived, and our skin is feeling the change in the season.  It’s the time of the year when our skin starts drying up, feeling tight, flaky, red, and irritated. Though getting a chemical peel can be effective any time of the year, a little extra loving skin care in winter goes a long […]

GETTING RID OF THOSE DARK CIRCLES UNDER THE EYES

At one time or another, we have all battled with dark circles under our eyes. Whether we are just exhausted or suffer from allergies, it is not a look that makes us feel healthy or refreshed. So, what can be done about these pesky dark circles? For different solutions, let’s delve into the anatomy of […]

REMOVING MAKEUP WIPES FROM YOUR NIGHTTIME SKIN CARE ROUTINE

Turning down for the day is one of the best feelings! Slip into your comfy pajamas, brew some tea for a good night’s sleep, and then you begin your PM skin care routine. For those who wear falsies, those go first, then you reach for the makeup remover wipes. And just like that the makeup […]

VITAMIN C AND YOUR SKIN – NOT JUST GREAT FOR YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM!

Adriana Gully,LA Vitamin C is one of the key components necessary for the health of our bodies. It helps form and maintain bones, skin, and blood vessels. It is an antioxidant that helps remove free radicals and other substances from our body that damage our cells, helps heal wounds, and boosts our immune system. This […]

UNDERSTANDING SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS

Tricia Winters, PA-C With all the information we have become familiar with on how to keep our skin healthy, some of us are vigilant about watching out for any changes that occur to our skin. Fortunately, some skin changes are worrying but not harmful. One of these is seborrheic keratosis. This may be a term […]

ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT MELASMA

Amara Sayed, D.O. If you have noticed some darkening patches or freckles on your face, or if all of a sudden it looks like you have a mustache on your upper lip, you may be looking at a skin condition called melasma. At Vitalogy Skincare, we aim to help our patients through these often puzzling […]

THE REJUVENATING RESULTS OF RETINOL

Laini Moman, LA If there are skin care products that actually live up to their hype, it is retinol and retinoids. It seems that it has been only recently that these products have become one of the most sought items when in reality, they have been around since 1971. At that time, the FDA approved […]

LIVING WITH VITILIGO

We can safely say that vitiligo is not a skin condition that most people would recognize based on its name. Most of us have not heard the term before unless we are living with the disorder or know someone who is. June 25th is World Vitiligo Day, and at Vitalogy Skincare, we would like to […]

HOW TO PREPARE FOR DERMAL FILLERS FOR THE BEST RESULTS

Rebecca Martin, PA-C Dermal fillers have become a preferred method for fighting the signs of aging and addressing issues that perhaps we are not happy with. Fillers can help you achieve a more youthful, radiant look at any age. The number and quality of fillers have increased over the years, they’re effective, and results are […]