Pigment within the skin is called melanin, and is produced by cells called melanocytes. These cells are stimulated to produce melanin by external stimulation, with the most common stimulant being sun exposure. Elevated melanin production in...
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Hyperpigmentation is a condition whereby a segment skin becomes darker than the surrounding skin. This ailment is caused by a persistent buildup of melanin within layers of skin cells. Melanin is the substance secreted within skin cells...
Like prescription and over-the-counter medications, lasers have been used over the course of the past two decades to treat acne. In fact, lasers have proven effective in challenging cases and with individual patient preference. Many people...
How we can tighten a person's sagging skin is one of the most common questions we get here at Maine Laser Skin Care, especially in the 40+ age group. Unfortunately, tissue sagging is one of the most prominent features of our...
The title of this blog post has definitely been one of our most frequently asked questions over the past several weeks. Having been in the field of cosmetic laser dermatology for nearly two decades, we here at Maine Laser Skin Care have...
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world in many ways, and affected all our lives. The advent of vaccines has given us all hope for the future and the return of "normal" life, but they have not been completely without...
What is Fraxel? Fraxel is the brand name for the gold standard treatment in the category of non-ablative fractional lasers. Fraxel is non-invasive and uses laser beams to penetrate the skin and encourage new collagen growth underneath the...
With the current state of aesthetic technologies that we have here at Maine Laser Skin Care, we can reduce the appearance of scars in several ways. Like a lot of things in medicine, the chosen treatment depends on multiple factors, including...
As the days are getting longer and the weather gradually warmer, our minds turn to dreams of getting outside more, especially after this winter and the year of pandemic shutdowns. Smooth, hair-free skin would be an excellent complement to...
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,...
