Recent Skin Care Tips

By Patricia G. Achay, PA-C Is there such thing as a magic pill for your skin? Researchers are always on the hunt for the newest discoveries in skin health. Several discoveries have shown some promising results at improving skin from the inside. Though we don’t think there is one perfect pill for skin health, here [...] Read More >

From eating antioxidant-rich foods and wearing sunscreen to sleeping with a satin pillow case, here's what you can do at home to prevent wrinkles from appearing. Read full article here.

When performing aesthetic procedures, we now use the AccuVein AV400 to help guide our cosmetic injections.  The AccuVein is a handheld, vein illuminator tool that digitally enhances superficial veins on the skin surface. Some of these veins may not have been visible with the naked eye. By mapping out these veins prior to injecting fillers […] Read More >

Photoaging is premature skin aging resulting from prolonged and repeated exposure to sunlight. The changes of photodamage are superimposed on the changes caused by normal aging and are responsible for most of the age-associated features of skin appearance. Features of photoaging include fine and coarse wrinkles, white and brown spots, and loss of elasticity in […] Read More >

Restoring… Who wouldn’t want a natural re-inflation to their smile or kiss? It’s a fact, lips lose volume as we age highlighting repetitive, expression wrinkles around our mouths.  At Dr. Monica Scheel Dermatology, we use Restylane Silk to re-create your lips by softly smoothing those fine lines and wrinkles and gently plumping your lips to restore […] Read More >

When it comes to fighting the signs of aging, we spend a lot of time caring for the skin on our face and necks but the most commonly overlooked area is our hands. Do your hands look as young as you feel? Just like our faces, our hands are susceptible to volume loss and sun […] Read More >

Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers with over two million people diagnosed in the United States every year. Fortunately, it is also one of the easiest cancers to cure if diagnosed and treated early. However, if skin cancer goes untreated it can progress, resulting in severe disfigurement and even death. There are […] Read More >

TCA (Trichloroacetic Acid) Peels By Marné Walsh, PA-C Winter is the perfect time for a TCA peel to treat photo-aged skin and pre-skin cancers! What better time of year to repair years of cumulative damage from the sun? TCA (Trichloroacetic Acid) is an analog of acetic acid, the active ingredient in vinegar. It is non-toxic […] Read More >

Acne Scar Treatment with Fractional CO2 Laser By Patricia Achay, PA-C Acne scars can be embarrassing, frustrating and challenging to treat. There are several types of acne scars: the most common on the face are atrophic scars such as boxcar, icepick or rolling scars. These scars tend to be depressed and give the skin a […] Read More >