Spring Clean Your Skin with a Chemical Peel
With spring just around the corner, a lot of us are looking for ways to refresh our skin after a cold and dry winter. Chemical peels were some of the first cosmetic treatments ever invented, and are still some of our favorite procedures to help brighten-up our complexions! The ancient Egyptian aristocracy was the first
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Skincare Products: Hype vs. Reality
Walking through the cosmetics section at any department store, there are countless creams, serums, lotions, and potions on display that claim to erase wrinkles and be the secret to flawless, youthful skin. I often see patients who spend hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars on luxury skincare products; but does a high price point really
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New Year’s Resolutions
Happy New Year from all of us here at Skin Spectrum! Another year has flown by, and with January already upon us, we wanted to share some of our skin care resolutions – ways to keep our skin looking its best in 2016, especially through these cold winter months. Stick with the sunscreen – As
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Winter Skin—Lift Your Spirits This Holiday Season
For many women, the holiday season is a time of joy and cheer, but it can also bring unwanted stress. Women are often so busy with gift shopping and planning holiday festivities that they often forget to take time to focus on themselves. This stress, coupled with cold, dry conditions, can wreak havoc on the
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Skin Spectrum’s Top 10 Tips for Acne
With school starting back up again, a lot of our patients have been wondering what they can do to get their skin looking its best. Acne is a very common condition, which can occur in people of any age – from babies to the elderly. However, we tend to see it most often in our
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Skin Spectrum Launches Kybella
Skin Spectrum is proud to be a national leader in launching Kybella, the first and only FDA-approved injectable treatment that permanently destroys fat cells in the submental area (commonly referred to as the ‘double chin’). Since FDA approval in April 2015, only a select number of top cosmetic physicians in the nation have been trained
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The Story of Egg Whites and Our Skin
THE STORY OF EGG WHITES AND OUR SKIN: HYALURONIC ACID In 1942, Endre Balazs applied for a patent to use hyaluronic acid as a substitute for egg white in bakery products. He would go on to discover a multitude of benefits to hyaluronic acids. What is hyaluronic acid (HA)? This is a naturally occurring, jello-like
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Sexy Lips with Restylane Silk
How does Restylane Silk create sexy lips? We speak, smile, sip, and kiss with our lips. We watch lips as someone speaks. Our lips have color, and our eyes are attracted to color. We dress our lips with more color; lipstick is an incredible industry. As we age, our lips deflate, flatten, lose color, get
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Welcome to Our Blog!
I’m pleased to welcome you to the new blog of Skin Spectrum. Dr. Pai and I plan to regularly update the blog with information we think our Tucson dermatology patients will enjoy and find interesting. We also believe patients make the best decisions about their health and beauty when they have lots of information, so
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