Skin Care

What you need to know about where you’re buying your skin care products

Posted by: OPAL Aesthetics in Skin Care,Wrinkles

What’s the difference between products available in drug stores, department stores and physicians’ offices? Do you keep buying skin care products only to find they are either not effective or they irritate you? If this sounds familiar, a medical esthetician could greatly help you. We are highly trained skin specialists working in a medical setting…

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Is Your Sunscreen Working? 4 Ingredients to look for when you make your next purchase.

Posted by: OPAL Aesthetics in Skin Care

It’s that time of the year when you need to be especially careful about applying sunscreen. Ultraviolet exposure is the leading factor in aging. Research shows that 80-90 percent of extrinsic aging comes from sun exposure. UV exposure also leads to not only skin cancers, but wrinkles, brown spots, capillary damage, and collagen and elastin…

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ABC’s of Skin Cancers

Posted by: OPAL Aesthetics in Skin Cancer,Skin Care

May is National Skin Cancer Awareness month. Skin cancer is not selective in its victims. It affects all ages, both men and women. It is considered a lifestyle disease, meaning that our choices in lifestyle put us at risk for developing skin cancers. One in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer during their lifetime; 13…

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Help I’ve Got Dark Spots on My Face!

Posted by: OPAL Aesthetics in Hyperpigmentation,Laser,Skin Care

Have you noticed more dark spots on your face and body as you get older? Those cute freckles have seemed to multiply over the years, haven’t they? This condition is referred to as hyperpigmentation and is actually a result of UV exposure. The majority of the effects you now see are due to sun exposure…

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