ADVANCED DERMATOLOGY
And COSMETIC SURGERY
Office Hours
Weekdays 8am-5pm
477 N. El Camino Real, Ste. A300
Encinitas, CA 92024
(760) 436-8700
Ambulatory Phlebectomy
Removal of undesired varicose and spider leg veins via a series of tiny incisions along the path of an enlarged vein.
Upper and lower eyelid surgery to remove loose skin and excess fatty tissue.
Botulinum Toxin
Botulinum toxin injection therapy is used to paralyze certain facial muscles which cause frown lines, crows feet and other wrinkles. It also is used to improve neck lines and control excessive sweating.
Chemical Peeling
Application of a chemical solution to remove the outer layer of skin to treat fine lines, wrinkles, mild scarring, acne, skin discoloration, and pre-cancerous growths.
Cosmetic Surgery
Aesthetic procedures to improve and rejuvenate the appearance of the skin, e.g., laser resurfacing, wrinkle fillers, liposuction, chemical peeling, and hair restoration, etc.
Cryosurgery
Freezing the skin tissue with liquid nitrogen to remove skin growths.
Curettage and Dessication
Use of a sharp instrument to scrape away skin tissue, followed by application of a heated electric needle to destroy skin growths.
Dermabrasion
Surgical sanding or planing of the outer layer of skin to improve acne and other scars, remove tattoos and minimize age spots, wrinkles and certain types of skin growths.
Excision and Closure
Cutting into the skin to remove a growth and then closing the wound with stitches.
Flap Surgery
Transfer of adjacent skin tissue, often used to move hair-bearing skin to cover balding areas of the scalp.
Laser Hair Removal
Various laser and light-based systems are utilized for efficient and long-lasting hair removal. The laser light energy causes thermal damage to the hair follicle, thus stunting re-growth.
Laser Resurfacing
Laser technology precisely removes damaged and undesired skin tissue, thereby erasing wrinkles and lines. Fresh skin cells to impart a rejuvenated facial appearance replace aging and sun-damaged skin.
Laser Surgery
A beam of laser light directed at a site to cut, seal or vaporize skin tissue and blood vessels. Laser therapy is used to rejuvenate aging and sun-damaged skin by resurfacing wrinkles and lines; selectively eliminate tissue abnormalities such as vascular and pigmented skin lesions; improve scars and stretch marks; erase spider veins and birthmarks; remove unwanted facial and body hair.
Liposuction
Liposuction is the removal of excess fat with a small, straw-like instrument called a cannula that is attached to a suction machine. The use of tumescent liposuction allows dermatologic surgeons to safely and effectively remove deep and superficial layers of undesired fat under local anesthesia in an office facility with relatively little discomfort, virtually no complications and improved cosmetic results.
Microdermabrasion
A non-invasive facial rejuvenation treatment that uses micro-particles to abrade and rub off the top skin layer, vacuuming out the particles of dead skin.
Microlipoinjection
A form of soft tissue augmentation using one's own fat to fill and contour wrinkles, folds and depressions resulting from aging, sun-damage, injury or surgery.
Micropigmentation
A permanent method of implanting pigment into the skin to add color for the treatment of vitiligo, skin grafts or burn scars and for cosmetic purposes.
Mohs Micrographic Surgery
Precise removal of skin cancer layer by layer with the aid of a microscope..
Nail Surgery
Removal or repair of a nail abnormality for the purposes of diagnosis and/or treatment.
Non-Ablative Skin Rejuvenation
Non-ablative or non-wounding laser, intense pulsed light and other technologies work beneath the surface skin layer to stimulate collagen production, tone and tighten skin and improve mild to moderate skin damage.
Sclerotherapy
Injection of a solution to remove unwanted varicose and spider leg veins.
Soft Tissue Fillers
Filler substances are generally used to "plump up" and minimize wrinkles, furrows and hollows in the face, giving the skin a smoother and more pleasing appearance. Fillers such as bovine collagen and related materials, one's own fat and polymer implants are effective for contouring specific facial sites and correcting depressions and scars.
