The Removal Guide: How to Get Glue, Dye, and Marker Off Your Skin
You know the saying “life happens”? Well, sometimes life happens to leave a mess on your skin! From superglue to permanent markers to hair dye, sometimes those useful products end up in the wrong place. Here are some helpful tips to make the permanent impermanent and to unstick the stuck. Unsticking the Sticky Stuff: How…
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Get Glowing Skin on Your Wedding Day: Pro Tips from Our Dermatologist
Acne,All Articles,Eczema,Microneedling,Scar Improvement
We all want to look our best for weddings, especially if you’re the one getting married. Beyond what to wear, how can you help your skin look its best? We broke it down into what you can do ahead of time, and what you need to keep doing, including some pro tips from one of…
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Bumps And Spots – Common Skin Growths After Age 45
As we mature, men and women over 45 may notice the sudden development of new skin lesions on the face and body. What are these things? Sometimes occurring singly, or maybe as multiple spots, these skin growths can be unsightly and often cause concern about their potential for skin cancer. In this blog post, we…
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Skin Tags: What Are They & Can They Be Removed?
Acrochordons. Now that’s a word we rarely see, and most of us don’t know how to pronounce. Your dermatologist does, though. That’s because acrochordons, soft fibromas, or fibroepithelial polyps, are small, benign skin growths. We know them as skin tags. What are skin tags? Skin tags are what they sound like: little “tags” (like the…
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Dermal Fillers: Which Option Is Right for You?
While some people love their “laugh lines,” others don’t. As with all aspects of aging, how we age and how we feel about it is highly individual. But biology happens to us all! “As we get older, we lose subcutaneous fat,” explains Kasie Palmer, PA-C of Golden State Dermatology in Pleasanton and Livermore. “This means…
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Skin Cancer Prevention & Treatment
More than 40 percent of all cancers diagnosed and nearly half of all cancer deaths in the U.S. can be attributed to preventable causes, according to the American Association for Cancer Research. This would include excessive sun exposure as it relates to skin cancer. February is National Cancer Prevention Month, and the focus is on…
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10 Minutes Can Save Your Life: Self-Skin Exams
Let’s be blunt about the bad news: nearly 20 Americans die from melanoma every day. It can appear without warning. It spreads to lymph nodes and internal organs. It can show up anywhere on the body – even the scalp, eyelids, and under fingernails. “Any kind of cancer is scary, but the good news for…
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Which Laser Is Right For You? A Guide To Lasers
It’s a tradition: in the new calendar year, we inevitably think about how to renew ourselves. Whether it’s what we eat, what we wear, or even a new career, January is a month for introspection and goal-setting. If improving your appearance is one of your goals – for whatever reason – you may have thought…
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GSD Expands Into Los Angeles: Announcing A New Partnership With Moy-Fincher-Chipps Facial Plastics & Dermatology
Golden State Dermatology (GSD) is pleased to announce a new partnership with the dermatology practice Moy-Fincher-Chipps Facial Plastics & Dermatology, with three locations in the Los Angeles area. The new partnership expands GSD’s footprint from the Bay Area and California’s Central Valley into Southern California. Moy-Fincher-Chipps is led by doctors Ronald Moy, MD; Edgar Fincher, MD, PhD; Lisa…
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MFC featured in SouthBay Magazine
MFC was recently featured on SouthBay Magazine. Read the article below: A Real Beauty A local dermatology group helps clients achieve wellness—inside and out. Above L to R Jeffrey So, PA-C; Jennifer Herrmann, MD; Lisa Chipps, MD; Edgar Fincher, MD; Nisha Shah, PA-C; Jillian Roy, FNP-C; Ronald Moy, MD; Lauren Moy, MD Healthy skin…
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