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Moles: A Dysplastic Nevi Is Not A Cancerous Mole

Posted on April 12, 2011 by The Hair Doc

A dysplastic nevi is an irregular mole. We all have many different types of moles in our body and many times dermatologists biopsy these moles that look a little bit abnormal and have a different shape or different configuration. Primarily we are looking for the rules of melanoma or the A, B, C, D’s:

A: Mole is asymmetrical
B: The borders are irregular
C: The color is irregular.
D: The diameter is usually greater than six millimeters or a mole that is evolving or changing. Continue reading “Moles: A Dysplastic Nevi Is Not A Cancerous Mole” →

Laser Co2 – Gold Treatment For Skin Resurfacing

Posted on April 4, 2011 by The Hair Doc

Are you looking for a quick treatment with minimal recovery time to treat deep wrinkles, sun damage and/or scarring without going under the knife? Then consider UltraPulse Fractional Laser CO2. At Jupiter Dermatology we consider UltraPulse the gold standard treatment for skin laser resurfacing.

What is it you ask? Fractional laser CO2 is an ablative laser resurfacing treatment which delivers energy deep into the skin helping to remodel collagen and tighten the skin up to 30%. Let’s face it, our skin changes every day and ages more every year. With fractional CO2 you can get back that youthful appearance. With one treatment you will see fine lines around your eyes and above your lip disappear and the loose skin starting at your jaw and under your chin tighten. Brown spots…Gone!

UltraPulse has been seen on “The Doctor’s” and the Today show, demonstrating resurfacing of aging skin and scar revision. This procedure does require minimal downtime and results can be expected to last up to 6 years. Schedule your consultation today to erase 10-15 years off your skin.

Jupiter Dermatology provides this same treatment.

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Best Sunblock For Women

Posted on March 15, 2011 by The Hair Doc

What is the best sunblock for women? Tizo3 is our number one rated facial block among women in our practice. This sunscreen lotion gives you physical protection in a mineral based sunblock with a light tint. Tizo3 is free of chemicals and parabens making it ideal for all skin types. Women enjoy this sunblock because they get the most protection needed without leaving the skin with a white chalky appearance.

Tizo3 has a soft, silky texture and gives the skin a nice matte finish making this sunblock a great makeup primer as well. At Jupiter Dermatology & Hair Restoration, we strongly recommend using Tizo3 sunblock on a daily basis. Using a good sunblock can help prevent premature aging caused by UVA and UVB rays.

Grow Your Eyelashes ~ Latisse Special Discount

Posted on March 14, 2011 by The Hair Doc

Grow your eyelashes! Did you know that Latisse is a prescription treatment for hypotrichosis used to grow eyelashes, making them longer, thicker and darker? Eyelash hypotrichosis is another name for having inadequate or not enough eyelashes.

Latisse is having a special discount – Buy One Get One Free! This is a limited time only offer and expires April 30, 2011.

To receive the special, visit our office and get a prescription for Latisse, purchase Latisse at our office, attach proof of purchase and UPC bar code from Latisse box to the certificate form and then mail in the certificate.

Jupiter Dermatology At “You Go Girl” Event

Posted on March 8, 2011 by The Hair Doc

We will be one of the exhibitors at the 4th Annual You Go Girl women’s charity event on April 7th. at Frenchman’s Reserve in Palm Beach Gardens. Proceeds will benefit the treatment of women’s reproductive cancer at the Ella Milbank Foshay Cancer Treatment Center at Jupiter Medical Center.

There will be over 55 exhibitors and look forward to meeting many of you in the local Jupiter community. Some of the products we will have on hand for purchase will be the Clarisonic Brush, Youngblood Mineral Makeup and Tizo3.

Moles – Explanation & Live Biopsy

Posted on February 15, 2011 by The Hair Doc

Moles sometimes appear out of the blue and in this case, this patient wanted to get it checked to make sure that it is not a cancerous mole. Dr. Mejia inspects the mole by using a dermatascope, a magnification device which allows for close up view of moles. After inspection, he sees that it is a cutaneous horn which is an overgrowth of skin but sometimes can be underlying skin cancer, pre-cancer or a wart. The treatment for this is to do a biopsy and remove it. Continue reading “Moles – Explanation & Live Biopsy” →

Skin Cancer Treatment Options

Posted on January 31, 2011February 19, 2018 by The Hair Doc

The different skin cancer treatment options are:

Mohs surgery – see description below.
Radiation surgery involves going to the hospital on multiple visits to get radiation.
Scraping or burning called electrodessication, curettage depending on the location of the skin cancer. This option has a tendency of producing a round whitish scar as opposed to a cosmetic line scar.
Excision or removal of the skin cancer without Mohs surgery. With this option, there are wider margins, so there is a risk of leaving a larger scar and the potential risk of not getting it all out the first time and having to go back and repeat the procedure.
In some cases, you can use topical immunotherapy with a medication called Imiquimod, or Aldara

Continue reading “Skin Cancer Treatment Options” →

Live Botox Demonstration – Botox Palm Beach

Posted on January 10, 2011February 19, 2018 by The Hair Doc

Are you Looking for Botox Palm Beach area? Dr. Mejia, a board certified dermatologist has many patients come from different neighboring areas to receive Botox treatments. He has special training and has been performing botox treatments for many years with excellent results.

Watch as Dr. Mejia places botox injections on a patient. He explains that there might be some swelling of the tissue as the Botox treatment settles down. Altough in this case, the Botox injections were applied without anesthesia, and the patient did not feel much discomfort, he does apply topical anesthesia if a patient wishes. Continue reading “Live Botox Demonstration – Botox Palm Beach” →

Botox Side Effects & More Q & A

Posted on December 14, 2010February 19, 2018 by The Hair Doc

Dr. Mejia answers questions of botox side effects plus many other questions about botox:

How long does Botox last?
Botox risks?
What is the difference in the amount of Botox that is injected?
What is the standard practice and concentration that most professionals use? Continue reading “Botox Side Effects & More Q & A” →

Dermatologic Surgery For A Fish Bone

Posted on November 22, 2010 by The Hair Doc

Dr. Mejia performed dermatologic surgery on a patient that got a fish bone embedded inside his finger while boating. Besides treating skin conditions and providing services for skin rejuvenation, he is able to provide dermatologic surgery in the office as well.