Category: Skin Care
How Should You Adjust Your Skin Routine for Spring?
The climate in the area you live in can have a significant impact on the skin all over your body. Everything from temperature to humidity, wind, and sun exposure can all influence skin health. Your skin likes consistent, mild weather with average temperatures best, which is why any dramatic changes to the ambient temperature and …
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How Does Hyaluronic Acid Help Your Skin?
What does hyaluronic acid do for your face? From Jersey City, NJ, to the West Coast, patients often ask this question in their efforts to find ways to enhance their skin’s appearance. At Burnett Plastic Surgery in Westfield, we, too, hear “hyaluronic acid” tossed around as a buzzword in the beauty industry. So what is …
What Are the Best Ingredients to Rejuvenate Winter Skin?
In the winter, our skin often gets drier than normal, as well as irritated and cracked as it’s damaged by the very low temperatures and lack of humidity combined with the effects of indoor heating. For most people, this is the harshest season for our skin. The reason why there’s a lack of moisture is …
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What Can You Do to Avoid Retinol Burn?
As your skin ages, changes occur in the connective tissue, causing strength and elasticity to be reduced. The number of pigment cells (melanocytes) decreases, blood vessels are weakened, sebaceous glands produce less oil, and your body begins to create less collagen. All of these changes result in thinner, paler, more wrinkled skin. If you’re seeking skin …
What Is Microneedling?
Your skin works hard to protect you from your environment, and often we don’t care for our skin as we should. Improper cleansing and moisturizing, diet, sun exposure, and aging can all take a toll on your skin. Your tired skin may appear dull and thick, and you may experience sagging or unsightly blemishes. You …
Healthier Skin Just Looks Better – Men Are Starting To Get It
In Monday’s New York Times article about men taking an interest in skin care, they made the point that seeing the evidence is the best way to convince a guy about using skin care products. When a man sees the dry skin on his face disappear, or the fine line around his eyes fade, and …
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Sun Protection Year Round
The sun shines all year long, so why shouldn’t we protect ourselves all year?? Makes perfect sense, doesn’t it?? Unfortunately, we associate sunburn and sun damage from the heat of the sun. Although the sun’s heat is not as intense during winter months due to the angle of the sunlight, the ultraviolet A and B …
Is Skin Rejuvenation Right For Me?
There is no one answer to this question. It is different for each patient and depends on several factors.These questions need to be answered to determine the best treatment plan: What is the biggest concern about the appearance of your skin? How quickly do you need results? Is there a budget factor? If there is …
New And Affordable Plastic Surgery Packages
People often come to us with needs like, “I’m going to a wedding and want to look great”, and “there are wrinkles around my eyes that I’d like to get rid of”, or “I’d like to look younger and want an all-natural procedure”. These are among the most popular requests of our patients. Here at …
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