Great Looking Skin for 2020 and Beyond

BY H.L. GREENBERG, MD

I’m often asked, “What is beautiful looking skin to you?”, and my favorite reply is, “cancer free; everything else is preference.” Most people enjoy skin that is youthful in appearance with good volume, even skin tones and wrinkle free. As a Board Certified Dermatologist, who completed an extra year of Dermatology Research and three years of Internal Medicine Residency- I have 11 years of formal medical training after college. Each year I give a talk in Europe at the 5-Continent Congress Cosmetic meeting and I attend multiple other conferences during the year. With my training background and interest in what is state of the art, I have a number of opinions on how to make skin look its best depending on the person and the tools available. At Las Vegas Dermatology, the practice I founded in 2007, we have five different lasers and multiple other tools and devices like the SkinPen, Venus Viva and Hydrafacial to improve skin pigmentation, wrinkles, texture, tattoo ink and unwanted body hair.

Each device has its own unique selling feature. The SkinPen is a brand new micro-needling device which creates small holes in the skin allowing for controlled wound healing and skin tightening. The Venus Viva is a radio frequency device, which utilizes electricity and heat to tighten skin, reduce fine lines and shrink pores.

Venus Viva Facial Treatment

The Hydrafacial is an excellent tool to clean the skin removing debris, oil, sebum, dead skin and allowing for your natural beauty to shine. Lately, I’ve been really into combination therapies which use different treatment modalities for best results. An example of a combination therapy would be doing a Venus Viva radio frequency treatment immediately followed by the SkinPen microneedling device and adding in your own Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) using your blood’s platelets to speed wound healing and improve long term results- which would be improvement in the appearance of fine lines, smoother texture, reduced redness and healthier appearing skin. Knowing which device is necessary for which person and in which order to use them separates experts from novices. Once you have had a treatment performed, you will need a proper skin care regimen to maintain best results. I recommend washing, topical care (medication or cosmeceutical product) and a good moisturizer. At Las Vegas Dermatology, we have two Board Certified Dermatologists and a laser trained aesthetician.

Make your appointment for great looking skin today at lvderm.com.

Microneedling and PRP Treatment

Dr. H.L. Greenberg is a Board Certified Dermatologist who loves the field of dermatology and started Las Vegas Dermatology in 2007 because he wanted the type of practice he would like to attend as a patient. He enjoys making dermatology videos, and the YouTube channel (lvderm) has over 5,000 subscribers and 1 million views. He blogs monthly under the pseudonym, “Dr. Vegas” and in his spare time Dr. Greenberg travels and runs half marathons. The goal of his practice is to assist others in their quest “For a Healthier and More Beautiful Life.”

H.L. Greenberg, M.D.