All of us want to achieve a balance between aging gracefully and not looking older than our birthdate says we are. For that reason, we give much of our attention from an aesthetic point of view to our faces. Your face is, after all,...
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A recent dermatology symposium held in Florida (pre-COVID, of course) highlighted the effectiveness of lasers in treating acne. Presenters noted that laser therapies have become increasingly popular in the battle against acne not only...
We here at Maine Laser Skin Care preach year-round about the importance of protecting your skin from the harmful effects of the sun. During the summer months, as it is commonly known, when the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun and...
When it comes to acne, most attention is directed at the face. However, acne is also frequently found on the chest, back, and shoulders, where it is known as truncal acne. In fact, studies have shown that more than half of those...
In terms of skin care, many of our clients and patients justifiably give most of their attention to their face. However, they frequently neglect the decollete area, which is the area of the skin that is just below the neckline...
Pilonidal disease is a reaction to hair growth in the gluteal cleft, better known in layman's terms as the "butt crack". In some individuals, men more than women in this case, the stiffer hairs actually injure the...
Many of us, regardless of our gender, have unwanted hair in various parts of the body where hair really should not be. Most of us are fine with the hair on top of our heads, but not on the back, under the arms, or other places you can probably...
Although our faces are the area to which many of us pay the most attention from an aesthetic point of view, the hands are receiving more attention of late when it comes to all of our efforts to look younger and healthier. Our hands, like our faces,...
Other than Botox injections, laser hair removal remains our most popular procedure here at Maine Laser Skin Care at both our Augusta and Scarborough locations. Men and women both tend to have hair in areas of their bodies that should not have hair,...
What is a skin tag? Skin tags are basically areas of excess skin that form on the stalk. Skin tags usually develop around areas of loose skin such as the neckline, under the arms, in the groin area, and under the breasts (for men and women). Nobody...
