NYC Dermatologist Dr. Jaliman, Provides Coolsculpting in New York » nyc http://www.drjaliman.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:48:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Lasers For Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation In Dark Skin http://www.drjaliman.com/blog/2010/03/26/lasers-for-postinflammatory-hyperpigmentation-in-dark-skin/ http://www.drjaliman.com/blog/2010/03/26/lasers-for-postinflammatory-hyperpigmentation-in-dark-skin/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:50:28 +0000 Debra http://www.drjaliman.com/blog/?p=49 A number of years ago, I got a call from the producers of America’s Next Top Model. They asked if I could help out. They said that Tyra Banks had personally picked me to treat one of the models on the show with acne. They said that she was one of the contestants on the show and that her skin really needed help. They asked me if I would treat her and if I could clear her quickly. I love a challenge and I was happy to do it. The young hopeful’s name was Yaya and she had acne.She was a lovely and very motivated young woman. What I saw then and I see daily is that an acne patient with dark skin has more obstacles to overcome than a light skinned one. Both have the acne to clear. But a dark skinned individual has a second and sometimes more difficult task and that is the postinflammatory hyperpigmentation. Those are the brown marks that are left behind, or as some call them the stains. If left alone they can take months or sometimes years to go away. For many it looks as if you are still broken out, since the skin looks blemished and is not uniform in color. How do we treat this? We use bleach, retinols, peels, microdermabrasion, and lasers. When I tell my darker skin patients about lasers then often look at me in disbelief. Many think that the lasers will ruin their color or that lasers are not for darker skin types. That is why I wanted to write about this, to dispel this myth. It is true you have to have a color safe laser and you have to have a laser specialist that knows how to use a laser on darker skin types. In our office we pride ourselves on our ability to remove hair, brown spots, leg veins, acne scars, broken blood vessels on dark skin safely and effectively. Anything that we can do on light skin we can do on dark skin. If you are still concerned, you can have a test spot so that you can try it , to make certain that it doesn’t affect your skin color.

]]> http://www.drjaliman.com/blog/2010/03/26/lasers-for-postinflammatory-hyperpigmentation-in-dark-skin/feed/ 0 You Are What You Eat: Additives in Food http://www.drjaliman.com/blog/2010/03/02/you-are-what-you-eat-additives-in-food/ http://www.drjaliman.com/blog/2010/03/02/you-are-what-you-eat-additives-in-food/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:44:23 +0000 Debra http://www.drjaliman.com/blog/?p=24 I suffer from migraines and so I was going through a list of foods that can trigger them, as mine have recently worsened. One that tops the list is NutraSweet or aspartame. I never use those blue packets to sweeten my drinks so I thought I was safe. Then I looked over to my diet peach Snapple and it was on the ingredient list. Now, I consider myself to be a very healthy eater and I have healthy habits in general. I don’t drink or smoke and never did. I realized that this innocent looking bottle was making me very sick. I was getting my migraines 5 days out of 7. I stopped drinking it and have had 12 migraine-free days.

It got me to thinking about how most people have a sensitivity to something. So getting back to skin, as I am a dermatologist. We know that there are many skin conditions that are worsened by certain foods. Maybe when I tell this to patients, they don’t take it seriously. I certainly wasn’t cautious enough with my own health. It is possible that we could cut down on some of the medications that we use if we had a better diet. Acne rosacea is flared by yogurt, soy sauce,vinegar, avocados, chocolate, citrus, spicy food, tomatoes and alcohol. New studies show that acne is improved by a diet that eliminates diary that has hormones and by a low glycemic diet. A high glycemic diet that contains processed carbohydrates, white breads and unrefined sugars raises insulin levels and may affect the androgen levels, or male hormones which tends to flare acne. Psoriasis seems to be helped by eating fish high in alpha omega oils. I remember 20 years ago, a patient telling me that every time he went to Japan his psoriasis would clear.

I know sometimes it is easier to just take a pill and use a cream. I think it is useful to see the body as a whole and realize everything we ingest has an effect. In this fast paced world of junk food and unrecognizable food,you just need to stop and think,what are you putting into your body. It may take a few more minutes or a little bit more thought or planning but try to eat the purest and least adulterated food. Now in the morning when I make my tea I save some for later in the refrigerator and ice it. So now I have fresh brewed ice tea instead of chemical-laden, disease producing ice tea.

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