Dr. Ariel Ostad

Do your biggest concerns take place because of something you have never heard of? Well, they could be! Estheticians have long recognized the importance of healthy skin barriers- but a lot of people are not aware of them. Obviously, you cannot have skin that is lithe, healthy and protected in case your barrier is damaged. But what is a skin barrier?  The definition of skin barrier depends on which barrier are you talking about. The skin has various “barriers”- cellular walls, circulatory, and lymphatic vessels, and the walls that separate each layer of the skin. Each of this barrier allows certain substances to pass back and forth. But perhaps one of the most essential barriers is the hydrolipidic barrier. This barrier resides on the surface of the skin and is comprised of dead skin cells, water, and sebum. Modern-day life takes a toll on your natural barriers, which is why skin barrier repair has become a recent focus. One of the products that can be used in case you...

It is not uncommon to see in pirates and warriors in movies showing their scars as a memento of their heroic deed. But in reality people don’t want to have such scars on their bodies, especially the ones that are on their face and last forever.  Of course, today everyone wishes for flawless skin. You too are looking for the same, right? And if so, scar revision treatment in Brooklyn is your safest bet to get rid of those unwanted scars from your body.    Types of scars scar revision treatment can help with -  Hyperpigmentation – Scar of dark skin due to mild trauma. Atrophic – In upper skin, layers depressed, flat, or jagged scarring. Hypertrophic – Scar raised due to the result of infection or injury. Keloids – Triggered by over-aggressive collagen production; a thick, clustered scars that exceed the area of tissue damage. Dark skinned races are more prone to keloids. Contractures – Scars due to burn that leave the skin shiny and smooth a...