Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), cataract, diabetic eye disease, glaucoma, dry eye and low vision are age-related eye diseases. Dr. Richard Simon, Ophthalmologist with Baptist Outpatient Services, says cataract is going to happen to everybody: “You will never escape that, if you’re over 59 you’re going to have some degree of cataract. It means that the […]
The eye skin is very thin and sensitive. It doesn’t have oil glands that the rest of the skin of the face has and it tends to dry out a little bit easier, describes Dr. Ileana Perez-Quintairos, Dermatologist at Baptist Health South Florida. According to the specialist, it is important to have the eye area […]
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Resurfacing, injectables, and surgery are some treatments for facial rejuvenation. Dr. Judith Crowell, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains part of what the skin reflects is the muscle movements of facial expression. “Some people are so expressive that even when you are 18, you can already start seeing the creases. If that is the […]
Fractionated lasers will burn the surface almost like in a great stone pattern, explains Dr. Ricardo Castrellon, Medical Director of the Burn Center at South Miami Hospital. Lasers also control how deep the burn is. This procedure should be done with sedation. However, fractionated lasers can be done in an office, he says. Lasers will […]
Dr. Ricardo Castrellon, Director of South Miami Hospital’s Burn Center, says there are two types of injectables: one will be the fillers to enhance volume; and the other injectables are botox and muscular blockers that stop the movement of muscles in your face and that will help change the shape of your face or change […]
Dr. Ricardo Castrellon, Director of South Miami Hospital’s Burn Center, says there is radiofrequency and there are interventions with cooling devices for fat reduction in the waistline and the abdomen. About the face, he explains they have the capacity of using kybella, which is a digestive enzyme that digests fat and the FDA has approved […]
There are so many different types of fillers that physicians can address different problems, says Dr. Judith Crowell, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida. The types of fillers promise: plump lips, enhance shallows contours, soften wrinkles, improve the appearance of recessed scars and decrease or remove the shadow of the lower lids, among others. Fillers […]
Facial rejuvenation refers to non-surgical treatment and surgical treatments of the changes of the face, explains Dr. Ricardo Castrellon, Medical Director of the Burn Center at South Miami Hospital. These changes include face bone during aging process, the texture of the skin, the discoloration of the skin as well as the volume of how the […]
