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Spider veins on the face are tiny blood vessels close to the surface and can appear around the nose and cheeks. They are the subject of a short educational video released by Edmonton cosmetic dermatologist Dr Barry Lycka this week (15apr15).

Sclerotherapy is the name of the treatment given to get rid of spider veins in legs, where a solution is injected into troublesome veins to make them shrivel and ultimately be absorbed by the body so that they disappear. A greater level of scientific knowledge and understanding has developed over the last ten years or so regarding spider veins and how best to treat them. And due to its specialized nature, it is often a procedure that is referred to expert Sclerotherapists to treat.

Freckles and brown spots on our skin are caused by different things with freckles being from a genetic predisposition and brown spots typically caused by sun damage. However, the treatments to get rid of them are the same and are outlined in a short educational video released by Edmonton cosmetic dermatologist Dr Barry Lycka this week (08apr15).

Facelift surgery has changed drastically over the last decade and those previously 'tell-tale' signs of facelift surgery are no more, due to the advent of the advanced facelift. It is now done under local anesthesia, with much smaller incisions, and far less downtime and recovery, and the results are natural and enable a person to look refreshed, not different! Eyelid rejuvenation surgery has followed that same trend and the lower blepharoplasty (lower eyelid surgery) is rarely performed as better results are typically produced with non-invasive techniques and procedures.

Adult acne cannot be cured – a factor that the skin disease has in common with other diseases such as diabetes, asthma, and skin diseases such as Rosacea. It can however be treated and controlled to the extent that a sufferer can get rid of the very visible symptoms of acne. Adult acne treatments are the subject of a short educational video released by Edmonton cosmetic dermatologist Dr Barry Lycka this week (01apr15). This video is the final one in a mini-series of educational videos about different aspects of adult acne.

Many adults suffer not only from acne but from the scars caused by acne they had as a teenager, because they didn't have access to the range of acne treatments that are available to patients today. Having a face scarred by acne causes distress and embarrassment but many sufferers do not realize the range of treatments and options they have these days to reduce or remove their acne scars.

Adult acne is an increasing problem and is caused by many things, but aspects of a person's diet can trigger acne or make it worse. The impact of diet as a cause of adult acne is the subject of a short educational video released by Edmonton cosmetic dermatologist Dr Barry Lycka this week (25mar15). Dr Lycka has created a mini-series of educational videos about different aspects of acne, and this is the second video in this series.

Eyelid surgery is another area of cosmetic surgery that has greatly developed over the last decade or so. These are highly specialised techniques because the tissues and skin around the eye are very delicate and different from other tissue on the face. The importance of fat in the eye area has also been recognised and there is a great emphasis on preserving and repositioning fat during blepharoplasty (eyelid) surgery to avoid a gaunt and hollow appearance. This is just one of the items discussed this week on Inside Cosmetic Surgery Today on webtalkradio.net, when show host, Edmonton Cosmetic Dermatologist Dr Barry Lycka welcomes Dr Mirwat Sami, board-certified Ophthalmologist specializing in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery from the Bellaire area of Houston.

Adult acne is an increasing problem and acne should no longer be thought of as something that only affects teenagers. There are more adults developing acne, particularly women. Edmonton cosmetic dermatologist Dr Barry Lycka has created a mini-series of educational videos about different aspects of acne, and this is the first video in this series.

The risks of skin cancer continue to increase over time with statistics showing that a Canadian born in the 1990s has a 1 in 6 chance of getting skin cancer in their lifetime, whereas for those born in the 1960s it was 1 in 20. That is a large increase in a relatively short period of time. This is just one of the items discussed this week on Inside Cosmetic Surgery Today on webtalkradio.net, when show host, Edmonton Cosmetic Dermatologist Dr Barry Lycka welcomes once again, the Executive Director of the Canadian Skin Cancer Foundation, Leona Yez.