Christine Eads, the creator and co-host of XM Radio's talk show, "Broadminded", vividly remembers the most embarrassing moment of her broadcasting career. Mid-interview with George Clooney, her false eyelashes detached themselves from one of her eyelids and began a slow, spiderlike descent down her cheek. Though Clooney apparently... Read more
A couple of years ago, I was injecting the spider veins on the legs of my patient, Hannah*, when I noticed a dark, irregular mole on her calf. I biopsied it that day. Microscopic examination revealed it to be an atypical nevus - a pre-cancerous mole with a significant risk of eventually developing into melanoma, the deadliest form of skin... Read more
Despite the fact that I live at the epicenter of American and world politics - inside the Washington, DC Beltway - and count many politicians, ambassadors and government officials among my patients, I'm probably one of the least politically savvy people you'll ever meet. That said, the recent gossip about Senator Hillary Clinton's... Read more
Back in the day when Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were husband and wife, they - and various other celebrities - swore by Kinerase cream to keep their skins dewy. I've recommended Kinerase to my patients for many years, and in magazine articles such as this one in Good Housekeeping[1]. Its active ingredient, Kinetin, is a cytokinin - a... Read more
If you yearn for an unfurrowed brow but the thought of Botox injections leaves you cold, keep a lookout for a new, needle-free wrinkle-fighter that's currently under development. Last month, Scottsdale-based Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation - whose products include Restylane, the leading dermal filler worldwide - announced a strategic... Read more
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