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Solar Purpura

Solar Purpura is a non-curable affliction that is seen in many Caucasian patients over 60. This disorder is cause by ultraviolet A (UVA) irradiation to the areas involved over many decades. The UVA...

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Spider veins/unwanted blood vessels

Spider veins are small superficial blood vessels that appear red or blue in the skin. They commonly occur on the legs, but are also found on the face or other areas of the body. These dilated blood...

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Squamous cell carcinoma

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is skin cancer that may appear as a bump or as a red, scaly patch. It often is found on badly sun-damaged, fair skin, and because of this often develops on the rim of the...

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Sun damage

Excessive sun exposure is responsible for most of the sun damage associated with aging skin. This sun damage accumulates slowly over time and starts at an early age. While some of the sun damage is...

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Tattoo Removal

Every day, we see patients from every walk of life that have second thoughts about their tattoos. What once seemed like a good idea just doesn’t fit your new image, and you wish it would just go away....

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UltraPulse© laser resurfacing

The UltraPulse© laser resurfacing procedure is one of the latest technologically advanced ways in which to reduce undesired wrinkles, scars, and uneven pigmentation. The laser works through a “layer by...

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Varicose veins

Varicose veins are large, raised, swollen blood vessels that twist and turn. They usually develop in the legs and can be seen through the skin. The post Varicose veins appeared first on Knoxville...

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Vein Therapy

The oldest and most common treatment for spider veins on the legs is sclerotherapy. This involves injection of a sclerosing agent into the veins, which irritates the vessels, causing them to scar and...

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Waxing

Waxing is a method of semi-permanent hair removal which removes the hair from the root. New hairs will not grow back in the previously waxed area for two to eight weeks. The post Waxing appeared first...

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Wrinkles/Premature aging

Wrinkles are a natural part of aging. As you grow older, your skin gets thinner, drier and less elastic. And it becomes less able to protect itself from damage. As a result, wrinkles, lines and creases...

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