Classic Articles

People expect me to open with peels, lasers or retinoids, and are surprised when I want to talk about inflammation first. Here is the case for building the foundation before the strong stuff, and how I use the Biojuve Living Biome Essentials Serum Duo at my NYC clinic.

Every peel you booked to fade those marks was quietly making more of them. Here is why exfoliating darkens post-inflammatory pigment, and how I use the Biojuve Living Biome Essentials Serum Duo to break the loop at my NYC clinic.

Red acne marks are not pigment. They are blood vessels, and nothing aimed at melanin will touch them. Here is how to tell post-inflammatory erythema from PIH, why acids make it worse, and how I use the Biojuve Living Biome Essentials Serum Duo at my NYC clinic.

Glycation is the ageing process nobody sells you a product for, because the honest advice is partly about what you eat. Here is what sugar does to collagen, what a routine can and cannot influence, and how I use the Biojuve Living Biome Essentials Serum Duo at my NYC clinic.

Nothing is red and nothing hurts, but your makeup has not sat smoothly in two years. Here is how to tell closed comedones from sebaceous filaments, why exfoliating harder does not fix either, and how I use the Biojuve Living Biome Essentials Serum Duo at my NYC clinic.

Every antibacterial product you have used on your acne has been carpet-bombing an ecosystem to kill one resident. Here is what the skin microbiome has to do with breakouts, why the label lists acne bacteria on purpose, and how I use the Biojuve Living Biome Essentials Serum Duo at my NYC clinic.