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Age Spots and Sun Spots, Almost One and The Same

May 29, 2012Dr. Sanusi Umar3 CommentsActinic Keratoses, Blog, laser treatment, skin care advice, skin conditions, skin rejuvenationage spots, liver spots, skin, solar lentigines, sun spots, treatment

It is true that as we age, the skin changes. It loses elasticity and firmness and also begins to produce more melanin. Add sun exposure to that equation and you’ve got even more melanin (the skin’s natural sun block) being pumped out as additional skin protection. The overabundance of melanocyte cells ends up clustering together…

Causes of Hair Loss – Dr. Umar on American Health Journal

Oct 29, 2011Dr. Sanusi UmarActinic Keratoses, All Videos, Patient VideosDr. Umar, hair loss, hair loss in men, hair loss in women, myths about hair loss, what causes hair loss

Dr. Umar discusses the causes of hair loss with American Health Journal. In the United States, baldness affects 35 million men and 21 million women. Pattern baldness occurs commonly in men. However it also affects women as well, but to a lesser extent. A genetic predisposition is the main underlying cause. Genes create protein receptors…

Los Angeles Dermatologist: Take Precautions of Actinic Keratoses and Precancerous Skin Signs

Jun 3, 2010Dr. Sanusi Umar3 CommentsActinic Keratoses, Blepharoplasty, DermatologyActinic Keratoses, AK, aldara, clear light 100, dermatologist

Constant exposure of the skin to ultraviolet sunlight can cause dry, rough, and scaly patches or lesions to form on the outermost layer of the skin, or in other words, causing a condition known as Actinic Keratoses to develop. The characteristics of AK lesions are typically defined by the skin tone, which turns to a…