The Internet is great for a lot of things—near-instantaneous communication and cat videos among them—but literally anyone can put anything online. From blogs to YouTube videos, content can come from your friend and neighbor, well-meaning helper or prank-loving teen. One popular genre is “life hacks,” which offer simple, often surprising solutions to everyday problems, such …

Good news for patients looking to treat their seborrheic keratoses: On Dec. 15, the U.S. FDA gave its approval to Aclaris Therapeutics’ ESKATA™. This represents the first FDA-approved topical, noninvasive treatment for a cosmetic problem that is still not fully understood by the medical community. Dermatologists are not entirely sure what causes seborrheic keratoses—sometimes known …

TIME Magazine kicked off a year of dermatological highs with a cover story on BOTOX® at the start of 2017. For the team at Skin Care & Laser Physicians of Beverly Hills, recognition for the wrinkle-smoother—the most popular cosmetic treatment in the world—came as no surprise. The article set the tone for 365 days marked by …

Later in the year, the Skin Care & Laser Physicians of Beverly Hills team welcomed some new technology to the practice: Fraxel® DUAL. While the Fraxel® laser technology has long been on the menu of services, DUAL represents a step forward with its two primary benefits (as the name implies). Actually, it may better be described as a …

In the Beverly Hills area, people like to pretend that warm weather will last forever. Thanks to movies and TV shows that depict the region as a never-cloudy paradise populated by nothing more than movie stars and surfers, the rest of the world may even believe in an Endless Southern California Summer, but autumn does …

There’s a growing number of Juvederm® fillers for Beverly Hills-area patients seeking a smooth, easy, and trusted way to temporarily add volume to where it’s needed on the face. With the increasing roster of injectables available, Dr. Derek Jones—who has served as an investigator during Juvederm® product trials and trains doctors around the country in proper injection techniques—understands …

Last year, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery released data compiled from a Consumer Survey on Dermatologic Procedures. While the online survey ran from mid April to the start of May, its results captured what men and women were focusing on in terms of skin care for 2016, from New York to Los Angeles. BOTOX® and other injectable wrinkle …

As dermatologists serving Los Angeles and its many neighboring areas filled with image-savvy people, the team at Skin Care & Laser Physicians of Beverly Hills has seen plenty of beauty and skin care fads and trends come and go. Choosing what to offer in terms of skin care products at the physician-only practice is a serious business, …

Earlier this year, TIME magazine published a cover story exploring the many uses of BOTOX® injectable. Los Angeles-area women and men have certainly seen it used for years to smooth out frown lines and crow’s feet, and Dr. Derek Jones alone has performed more than 100,000 procedures. Its ability to treat everything from gummy smiles to hyperhidrosis …

Dermal fillers are often referred to as “injectables” for good reason, since they need to get under the skin somehow. While needles are the go-to method for some doctors who offer Juvederm®, Restylane®, and Radiesse® inections, the Los Angeles area’s Dr. Derek Jones, Dr. Naissan Wesley, and Dr. Jeanette Black use tools called “cannulas” in an approach that …