Cosmetic Dermatology & Anti Aging Guru
Dima Ali, M.D. is an internationally recognized aesthetic and anti-aging medicine expert. Her areas of expertise include aesthetic laser surgery, minimally invasive face lifts, lipofilling/fat transfer, botox, soft tissue fillers, chemical peels, sclerotherapy, injectable lipolysis and bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. Dr. Ali is founder one of the East Coasts first medical spas, WellMedica Aesthetic & Anti-Aging Medicine in Reston, VA.All opinions from Guru experts are based on available and presented information. The expressed opinions are not a substitute for medical or psychological care and should not be viewed as such.
| ASK GURU: What is a good eye cream? |
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| Written by Dr. Dima | |
| Thursday, 07 January 2010 11:59 | |
 Mimi: I have been experiencing severe dryness under my eyes for the last 6-9 months. Have tried numerous eye creams and have seen no improvement. I am 48 yrs old and menopausal...I eat healthy, exercise regularly and all I drink is water---at least 6-16 oz bottles a day or more. I have always taken very good care of my skin...wash, masques, moisturize...I don''t like to look in the mirror anymore...feel old and very frustrated...can you please help? thank you for your time and knowledge.Dr.Dima: It would be helpful to know a few things to be able to give an adequate response to this question. Among them are age, any existing skin conditions, any history of allergies and whether the dryness has any associated symptoms. But, having said that, I will do my best to give you a few recommendations. |
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| Cosmetic Dermatologist Guru :Latisse |
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| Thursday, 19 March 2009 21:31 | |
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Q: What is Latisse? And does it really work to grow your lashes? A: The short answer: Latisse is a prescription eye solution used to grow eyelashes making them longer, thicker and darker. Yes, it works. My sister is an eye doctor so I had the inside scoop a long time ago and tried it myself and it really does work! The long answer: The chemical name for Latisse is bimatoprost and it was discovered in the 1930s as a new class of drugs called prostamides (yes, as in derived from the prostate – my goodness what we’ll do for beauty…). |
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| Cosmetic Dermatologist Guru : Scrubs |
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| Sunday, 15 March 2009 22:32 | |
 Q: What scrubs do you recommend for normal skin? How oftern should you use them? A: We usually “scrub” our skin to achieve one purpose: remove dead skin cells to achieve a healthy, radiant glow and softer skin. For all skin types, I recommend using a combination of physical and chemical exfoliation methods to achieve the best results. “Normal” skin types tend to be able to tolerate more frequent and stronger types of exfoliation than sensitive skin. Remember that our skin naturally exfoliates daily and that about once a month we have the pleasure of a new epidermis. When selecting an over the counter product to assist with this process, keep in mind that natural is not always better. Some products with “natural” scrubbing particles such as sugar, salt, almond meal or fruit kernels do not have uniform surfaces and can often be too large and abrasive for the face. Choosing an exfoliant with uniform particles is, in my opinion, best for the face and neck. A couple of products I recommend are Illuminating Moon Rock Anti-Matter Polish by Dr. Dima’s Cosminology, Sweep Gentle Refining Exfoliant by Remede Laboratoire and Medi-Morphosis Self Adjusting Exfoliator by Cosmedicine Test the product by rubbing a little between your thumb and index finger. With regard to frequency, my recommendation for normal skin is “as tolerated” but at least twice a week. |
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| Cosmetic Dermatologist Guru : What is a good eye cream? |
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| Sunday, 15 March 2009 22:22 | |
 Q :I need some eye cream for dryness around my eyes. Do you recommend a great one? A: It would be helpful to know a few things to be able to give an adequate response to this question. Among them are age, any existing skin conditions, any history of allergies and whether the dryness has any associated symptoms. But, having said that, I will do my best to give you a few recommendations. First and foremost, our skin has a built-in mechanism for keeping itself hydrated and one of the most common causes of dry skin under the eyes (or anywhere really) is dehydration. So make sure you’re drinking plenty of water daily and the water in ice tea/coffee/soda don’t count. |
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| Worship The Sun Or Worship Your Skin? |
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| Written by Dr. Dima Ali | |
| Friday, 09 January 2009 16:30 | |
 The number of skin cancers I remove off of people under the age of 40 is alarming. Granted, there are many factors that can influence the development of skin cancer (genetics being among them), sun exposure is by far the one factor we have some control over. Let me be blunt: Chronic sun exposure without protection will invariably lead to some form of skin cancer or at least pre-cancer. Not to mention wrinkles, blotchy skin, early cataract formation….the list goes on. |
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| Women’s Health or Wyeth’s Wealth? |
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| Friday, 05 December 2008 20:59 | |
 The recent question posed by an iammodern reader is a great lead into the huge controversy surrounding Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). In general, Bioidential Hormone Relacement Therapy (BHRT) refers to the replacement of hormones that diminish with aging to restore a physiologic equilibrium. When done under the supervision of a qualified physician well trained in HRT, it can really improve the quality of life. Unfortunately, the huge debate over the safety of HRT has been ongoing for years. The big controversy began around 2002 when the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), a multi-center study of menopausal women was discontinued. The researchers stopped the study when they found an  increased risk of invasive breast cancer and coronary heart disease that outweighed the benefits from the hormone replacement therapy. This immediately became sensationalized by the media followed by droves of women calling their doctor’s offices en masse panicked about their risk of being on the hormones. What the media did not tell the public at the time was that the WHI study was based on the use of oral, synthetic hormones rather than bioidential hormones. By definition, bioidentical hormones mimic the chemical structure of hormones that the human body makes naturally. The term “bioidentical” indicates that the chemical structure of the replacement hormone is essentially identical to that of the natural human hormone. Therefore, it is metabolically processed in much the same way resulting in greater bio-availability and more effective utilization by the human body with fewer side effects than traditional HRT. The main reason for this is that oral HRT are metabolized by the liver causing hypertension, elevated cholesterol and even an increase in clotting factors and strokes. |
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