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Cosmetic Dermatologist * Skin Care & Anti-aging Expert

Dr. Oscar Hevia is a board-certified dermatologist specializing in cosmetic dermatology with an emphasis on facial rejuvenation services.  With over two decades of exceptional clinical research, Hevia has published more than twenty professional peer-reviewed papers and has conducted dozens of professional-education courses for fellow physicians. He is a sought-after speaker, lecturer and presenter at medical symposiums and expositions for prestigious hospitals, healthcare centers, educational institutions and research foundations internationally.

Dr. Hevia welcomes the opportunity to share his knowledge and expertise on a wide range of consumer-interest topics.  These Hot Topics – skin care, aesthetics and cosmetic rejuvenation – are prevalent in the media as features stories and interviews.

Hevia’s polished TV and Radio presence along with his bi-lingual commentary and down-to-earth style appeals to viewers and listeners, instilling them with a sense of confidence and authenticity.

As part of feature story or news segment Dr Hevia will include;

1. Consumer Educational Information
2. Identifying characteristics and common symptoms
3. Dispel myths and urban legends
4. Provide vital “How to Treat” information
   1. Over the Counter ointments
   2. What consumers can do
   3. When to seek a doctor’s advice

Dr. Hevia can share his expertise on a variety of topics:

Infants/Toddlers

• Skin care for your baby
  • Ointments, lotion, sunscreen
  • Instilling proper  skin care from birth
• Milia – small bumps on newborn’s face
• Keratosis Pilaris  – small pimple bumps on an infants/toddlers face and arms

Teens

• Acne – many forms of acne
• Myth or fact: chocolate & cleansing as relates to acne!
• Proper age to start wearing make-up?
• Tanning –
  • Effects of tanning over the years
  • Tanning beds
  • Tanning products (pseudo tan in a bottle)

30+

• Brown spots
• Melasma-  dark skin discoloration of skin with brown patches, prominent with Latinos and Asians
• Rosacea – inflammation , redness of the cheeks, nose, chin, forehead, or eyelids; more typical with light skin individuals
• Adult Acne

Menopause

• Effects on skin

Seniors

• Replenishing
• Re-hydrating
• Re-nourishing

Pregnancy: Effects on Skin

• Melasma – dark skin discoloration that appears on sun-exposed areas of the face often occurs during pregnancy, appears with fertility shots, result from change in hormones; Common with Asians/Latinas
• Leg Veins
• Stretch Marks
• Cellulite: diet, lifestyle or genetics?

Scars

• Caused from Acne, Surgical or trauma
  • Achieve lightened results: reduce redness and flatten
• Stretch Marks
  • Rapid expansion of skin
  • Form from the inside then the outside
  • Start reddish or blue tint then lighten over time
  • Exacerbated by hormones
  • Most often not controllable

Cancer patients – facial wasting of patients

• Chemotherapy/Radiation

Life experiences

• How trauma affects one’s appearance
  • Physical and mental trauma
  • Divorce
  • Stress
  • Drug abuse

Make-up

• What is the best product for your skin
• Make-up removers
• Oil based verses water based

Sunscreen

• Effectiveness
• Sunburn Protection
• UV Rays

Cosmetic Aesthetics

• Fillers and Injectables
  • When to use
  • Seeking out a qualified injector
  • Natural verses “the Frankenstein” appearance
  • What happens when you stop receiving
  • Continued use and the affects over time

Unlicensed “doctors”

• Dangers of having procedures performed by unlicensed practitioners