With rain falling more frequently, California is finally edging out of the dry season that seems increasingly prone to wildfires. The entire state spent what seemed like weeks smothered in smoke in 2018, with the threat—and sometimes reality—of burning homes displacing thousands of people and impacting millions. The effects of these devastating fires will be …

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 …

Students may be excited about starting a new school year, but not so excited about a new pimple that pops up on Picture Day. While a single spot is to be expected (but never picked at), some young men and women deal with a more widespread problem when it comes to acne. Beverly Hills dermatologists Dr. Derek …

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 …

We just recently wrote about summer skin care tips for anyone enjoying the weather in Los Angeles. Dermatologists may start to sound like sun-focused broken records for how often the subject of proper protection comes up, but as far as anyone knows, our primary source of heat and light isn’t going away anytime soon. We all have to learn …

While some skin issues are purely cosmetic—such as wrinkles—others have a medical component. Psoriasis is a disease that frequently manifests as red, scaly patches that can appear anywhere on the body. They may be raised. They may itch or sting. And unfortunately, there is no cure. There is, however, hope. For psoriasis patients in the …

For many women and men in the Beverly Hills area, dermatology likely calls to mind images of wrinkles fading away after injections of BOTOX® Cosmetic or dermal fillers—and for good reason. Modern treatments for sun damage, signs of aging, and other cosmetic problems are readily available, and seem to be expanding in scope, efficacy, and safety every day. …