Do you love to style your hair but hate being left with split ends, breakage, and dryness? Beauty sometimes comes with a price and the way you style your hair can cause dryness, lackluster color, brittleness, frizziness, breakage, split ends, thinning, and sometimes even fall out, making you look years older than you actually are. But you don’t always have…
Whoever said beauty is only skin deep didn’t have all the facts. As much as we like to attribute young and glowing skin to fancy facials and anti-aging treatments, beautiful and healthy skin starts with your diet. The foods you consume play a huge role in how your skin looks so be sure to avoid, or at least limit, foods…
This summer has been particularly brutal, and we know you want to keep your fresh, glowing skin, despite the harshest of sun rays. DC Derm Docs is giving you the skinny on sunscreen, so your skin looks as great as the time you’re having. This Fourth of July, “apply a small dab of sunscreen before you the start day as…
Bathing suit season will be here before you know it. Are you tired of shaving and waxing all that unwanted hair in those random places? Consider the benefits of laser hair removal for longer term results. Speed – Traditional methods of hair removal targets individual hair follicles. Shaving trims the hair at skin level, waxing pulls the hair from its…
Millions of people are raving about the new wearable fitness devices that track steps and distance walked, calories burned, stairs climbed, and even hours spent sleeping. The Fitbit Force, one such device, is a wristband that syncs to users’ computers, tablets and smartphones, making it easier than ever before to stay active and lose weight. For some Fitbit Force wearers’ the wristband…
Winter has hit the DC area with a vengeance and as hard as you might try to stay indoors when the thermometer hits zero, at some point you’ll need milk or bread or fresh air. When you come back inside, taking short, lukewarm showers and using a mild soap like Dove can help keep your skin soft, says DC Derm…
Not everyone gets to be a celebrity, but that doesn’t mean we can’t all look like we just won an Oscar. Dr. Marilyn Berzin was recently featured on the Valder Beebe Show, where she discussed how to get that “red carpet” look with the help of some of the latest technologies and treatments in cosmetic dermatology. If you’re looking to…
If the risk of cancer, heart attacks or strokes is not enough to deter you from smoking, the damage it does to your skin should be. A recent study involving twins showed the twin who smoked for a longer period of time looked 57% older than the other twin. In this study, both twins smoked; however, the twin who looked…
