Tanning: We Can’t Ignore the Ugly Truth

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This time of year, most people are ready to revel in the warmth of the sun. For some, sunshine holds the promise of getting beautifully tanned skin. While this may be admirable from a cosmetic standpoint, there is more harm than good done when…
Skin care

Five Sunscreen Myths We Hope You're Not Believing

Summer is fast approaching and, with the increased heat, more people are heading to pools and lakes and beaches to cool off. For several years, we have been advised by experts to avoid the sun during peak hours and to apply sunscreen and other…
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Laser Hair Removal May Not Be What You Think

If you think back to adolescence, you may remember having an idea of shaving as somewhat wondrous. Most of us couldn’t wait until our parents finally granted us permission to wield a razor on unwanted hair. A few nicks and cuts later, we had…
Skin care Westport, CT

Could This be Your Year of Beauty?

Beauty is something we’d like to maintain throughout our lifetime. Fortunately, it is easy to accomplish this goal. First, we can recognize that true beauty comes from within. You may have heard it said before that nothing makes you more attractive…
Chemical Peel Westport, CT

Baby, It’s Cold (and Dry) Outside!

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The Winter Wonderland has returned, and that brings most of us a lot of joy. There’s something special about sipping hot cocoa by a crackling fire while the snow falls outside the window. On the flip side, there can be something a little frustrating…

Lumenis© ResurFX™

What is it? The Lumenis© ResurFX™ treatment is a fractional skin rejuvenation solution, enabling your physician to offer you remarkable results for younger, healthier, glowing looking skin. Our unique fractional rejuvenation technology the…

Maximize Softness with These Steps

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Aging enables us to look back over our life and see how much we have learned and achieved. This insight that only comes with age also sheds light on some very important things that perhaps we could have done better.  The way we cared for our…

Sunscreen: Are you Doing it Right?

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  We all like to master tasks; to take pride in doing something to the best of our ability. There may be no better area to show your skills than when it comes to your health and wellness. Your skin is a big part of that. In this…
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The Transition into Springtime

Life is all about transitions. Throughout every age and stage, we notice certain aspects of our mindset evolving; certain things about our body that have changed. Maintaining dermatologic health and attractive skin is not difficult when you…

An Easy Tip for Better Skin

Many of our patients ask what they should be doing to keep their skin looking healthy and young. Most people are aware that the building block to great skin is collagen. What a large percentage of the population doesn't know is that UV rays…