Health

For those who saw Governor Newsom’s speech last night, you know that a shift has been made from broad testing to testing only the most vulnerable. The most vulnerable include: health care workers those hospitalized residents of long-term care facilities with symptoms patients over the age...

To all our loyal patients, In light of the latest directives from the California Department of Public Health to protect the public and slow the rate of transmission of COVID-19, our office will be practicing social distancing by staggering appointments.  Our goal is that no two...

Smoking is associated with several skin disorders: Decreased wound healing Premature skin aging Squamous cell carcinoma Melanoma Acne Psoriasis Alopecia (hair loss) Smoking impairs collagen production. Smoking increases MMP levels, an enzyme that leads to the degradation of collagen. The accumulative effect leads to...

In contrast to the epidermis, the dermis is comprised of mostly connective tissue. The connective tissue includes collagen, elastin, extracellular matrix (ECM) and few cells. Fibroblasts are the principal cell of the dermis and they produce collagen, elastin and the ECM. The dermis also...