As Thanksgiving approaches, we often think about the things we are most grateful for. This usually includes good health. At Pure Dermatology, it is our duty to remind you that healthy skin is a critical component of overall good health! Your skin is your largest organ and it needs to be protected and properly cared for all year around.

Skin of Color has become a very ‘hot topic’ in dermatology. It takes special training, experience, and expertise to properly treat skin of color. The term skin of color constitutes a wide range of people including, but not limited to the following racial and ethnic groups: African, African American, Caribbean, Chinese, Japanese, Native American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, Middle-Eastern and people of Indian decent. Part of understanding how to expertly treat patients with skin of color is understanding the differences in the biology of dark skin. People with dark skin have more active

Healthy, glowing skin takes commitment – much like exercising for a strong physique or cardiovascular wellness. We deeply believe in the idea of skin fitness, so we have curated a SkinFit membership at multiple levels to suit all your skin health needs at every budget. Skincare memberships have become increasingly popular. With a membership, you know you’re going to provide your skin with the care it needs each and every month. You’ll save money on the products and services that you love the most! And most importantly, you will be “in-the-know” for new products

Summer is a time for fun and spending more time outdoors! It’s also a great time to focus on overall skin health and restoration. Longer hours of sunlight and hot, dry, or humid weather can affect our skin differently than the colder, darker days of other seasons. It is essential to protect your skin daily with high performance sunscreens to prevent today’s exposure from becoming tomorrow’s discolorations, fine lines, uneven tones, even skin cancers. But it’s also very important to repair the damage done in the days and years before.

We have already been using Profound to tighten skin and increase elasticity of the Jowls and neck, but did you know we can also use Profound Body to help target cellulite, destroy small pockets of unwanted fat, and stimulate collagen? And while we have been using Qwo the injectable treatment for cellulite and Sculptra, the injectable biostimulator for creating collagen, Profound Body combines microneedling with radiofrequency to treat stubborn cellulite and reduce pockets of unwanted fat. While all of these treatments take time to work, the benefit of Profound Body is

Beautiful, healthy skin is a journey. But with age, skin has a harder time keeping up: collagen production diminishes, patients complain of dull skin, and your skin doesn’t have the same resiliency or fullness. Our bodies start losing collagen around the age of 20, generally making about 1% less per year. Collagen loss varies from person to person and certain things can speed up the loss of collagen such as smoking and excessive sun tanning. By age 45, one may face up to 25% of facial collagen loss! Fortunately, we have two secret weapons in our skincare arsenal: Sculptra + Radiofrequency