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What Causes Nasolabial Folds and How to Treat Them

Some of the most prominent signs of aging tend to appear in the lower part of the face, around the mouth and jawline. These include marionette lines that extend between the sides of the mouth to the chin, lipstick lines, flattening of the lips, jowls, and the dreaded nasolabial folds—those creases that look like parentheses […]

How BOTOX® Works in the Forehead

The forehead muscles responsible for wrinkles in the uppermost part of the face are called the frontalis, corrugator supercilii, depressor supercilii, and procerus. The orbicularis oculi around the eyes also plays a part. The frontalis elevates the eyebrows and skin, causing lines that stretch horizontally across the forehead, while the corrugators, depressors, and procerus work […]

MiraDry® for the Hot Yoga Enthusiast

Sweat plays a very necessary role in the human body. Specifically, it is responsible for removing certain types of waste and for temperature regulation, but bad odor, together with soaked-through clothes, is an embarrassing nuisance for anyone who sweats heavily. In more severe, chronic cases, perspiring too much can result in conditions that make irritation, […]

BOTOX® in Your 30s

Thinking of trying cosmetic treatments but unsure of when it’s best to start? There’s no need to wait for lines and creases to become more severe than they are now to try injectables. BOTOX® is approved by the FDA for patients aged 18 and older. There’s no exact, ideal age to get BOTOX®, but many […]

Welcome Cosmetic Consultant Tara Avallone

South Jersey Skin Care & Laser Center takes a full-spectrum approach to dermatology in New Jersey, providing an extensive range of both clinical and cosmetic services. As a part of those services, our new licensed medical aesthetician, Tara Avallone, CME, provides cosmetic dermatology consults for a range of treatments and products. This includes BOTOX®, dermal […]