2025: The 3 Skincare Questions I Get Asked the Most as a Dermatologist
What is the Best ‘Bang for Your Buck’ Skincare Procedure?
Save your pennies and then get a resurfacing laser treatment. This can be a Fraxel, Halo, UltraClear, Deka Dot or other form of Erbium or Co2 lasering. Even though these laser treatments are expensive, they will remove a lot of sun damage, improve fine lines and wrinkles, and reduce brown spots. These lasers are incredible because they really reset your skin back anywhere between 5 and 10 years where most other procedures don’t offer that level of results. For comparison, filler is about $1,000 per syringe and most will need 2 or 3 syringes in order to see results. Botox is $15 a unit, and most require 40 and 80 units to be effective, which will wear off in 3 months. While Co2 lasering is expensive, around $2,000 - $5,000, the results will stay with you for a very long time.
Learn more about resurfacing lasers here.
What is a Great Skincare Routine for Someone with Rosacea?
When your rosacea is flaring, you’ll want to stop your treatments until it’s under control. Stop applying vitamin C and night turnover and only wash your face once a day. In the morning, splash your face with water, skip your treatment step, apply Doctor Rogers Face Cream or Face Lotion and follow with a Zinc- based sunscreen as Zinc is naturally anti-inflammatory. At night, before you go to bed, wash your face with Doctor Rogers Face Wash or a gentle cleanser and follow that with a thick layer of a supportive cream like my Face Cream of Face Lotion. Those both have niacinamide and sentella sciatica, which are going to heal the skin. They’re also packed with squalane and shea butter which your skin can use to rebuild its barrier. If your skin is really tight and dry, you can put Restore Healing Balm on top of your moisturizer to lock in hydration while you sleep. I would encourage you to try a probiotic that is built for the skin to help that skin barrier and skin biome to build up. My favorite is the Hum Skin Squad, which has studies showing it helps settle skin.
Read my full dermatologist skincare routine here.
Are Expensive Peptide Serums Worth the Money?
I don’t choose to use peptide serums and think of peptides as a B ingredient at best. They will help a little bit, but they’re incredibly expensive and they don’t help a lot. I am a huge fan of PRP and inject PRP in my own face and in a lot of my patients. PRP is the best of peptides because it is all of those exosomes and important nutrients for your skin that your skin can recognize because it’s coming from your body. If you want to try the newest, hottest peptide you can, but it’s not going to do that much for you. So you may want to save the money for something that does like a laser, PRP, or a new handbag.
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