DR. HANDLER OFFERS TELEDERMATOLOGY TO HUNDREDS OF PATIENTS
Dr. Handler has been providing telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders to his own and other patients in many states over the past several years. Due to illnesses, difficulty coming to the office, or bad weather, this may be of interest to his present and prospective patients. Go to Dr. Handler’s website at drharveyhandler.com and scroll to the bottom. On the right you’ll find a link to your care. You will receive a diagnosis and treatment program within 24 hours.
W hat does the skin on your face, neck, chest, and hands reveal about you? Will the fine lines, brown spots (age spots), large veins on the hands, and sagging jowls and neck portray you as tired, withered, and older than you look or feel? Consider a painless and no-downtime cosmetic procedure to reduce your aging, sun-damaged, and sagging facial skin and minimize brown spots. Allow Dr. Handler to evaluate and personally recommend a skin-rejuvenation program designed specifically for you to reduce the signs of aging. Rejuvenate your skin and look as young as you feel!
Are you unhappy with your developing jowls and turkey neck as you age? Then, the Thermage procedure is for you.
Raise those droopy eyelids and lift sagging jowl areas, and you will appear as youthful as you feel.
This device painlessly heats sun-damaged collagen under your skin to tighten and lift sagging areas of the neck, jowls, and upper arms, and stimulates new collagen formation. The Thermage facial procedure is frequently known as the “lunch time face lift” due to its less-than-one-hour treatment time. This painless procedure is also excellent for improving cellulite (a normal development due to estrogen), improving the appearance of a “crepe” abdomen as a result of pregnancy, as well as improving the sagging and “crepe” appearance of upper arms and thighs.
The Thermage procedure utilizes radiofrequency energy to stimulate a natural repair process with your own collagen that results in further tightening, lifting, and younger-looking skin. With only ONE treatment, most patients see results before leaving the office.
Continued tightening and lifting of sagging skin occurs over a 6-month time period with results lasting to 2-3 years! There is
NO downtime and NO pain. The Thermage system has been utilized by Dr. Handler for many years with excellent results and very satisfied patients.
For lines between the eyes (worry lines, 11’s, ski slopes), crow’s feet, and the “sleepy and tired look with droopy eyelids,” the use of Botox or Dysport works very well to minimize sagging and lift these areas. The results are diminished lines and a more “wide-awake” and less tired appearance. One treatment can last 7-12 months or longer! Dysport is also excellent for one droopy eyelid (also known as ptosis), which can be due to eyelid muscles or infections such as shingles. This procedure will allow the right and left upper eyelids to open to the same degree. Dysport and Botox are also used to reduce excessive underarm sweating with associated embarrassment and anxiety. One treatment can result in 80-90% less sweating and lasts 6-8 months.
Fillers, such as the Restylane family, Juvederm, Radiesse, and others, fill deep smile lines and the marionette lines (the sad look) from the corners of the mouth. These fillers produce immediate results lasting 12-24 months or longer!
Don’t look tired or sad when you are not! Since these products are combined with a numbing agent, the pain is minimal. The fillers markedly improve upper and lower lip lines (lipstick lines), volumize your lips to restore their youthful curve while still looking attractive and natural, and stimulate new collagen formation. Other than mild and short-lived bruising, there is no downtime with these noninvasive procedures. These products also improve the hollowness under your eyes, causing darkening and “bags” to be much less obvious. They also improve “aging hands” with prominent veins and the sunken and hollow cheeks associated with aging and fat loss.
Do you want to smooth fine lines, fade acne scars and age spots (brown spots from sun exposure), and shrink pores? Then the non-invasive Clear and Brilliant laser is for you. There is no pain or downtime with this laser. This procedure can be done year-round irrespective of temperature or sun exposure. Many patients combine the Thermage and Clear and Brilliant procedures to “tighten and brighten” their facial skin. Also, Dr. Handler utilizes facial peels of various types to fade brown spots (“age spots”) and minimize fine lines. These peels are associated with no downtime.
Dr. Handler also utilizes the latest in lasers for removal of “age spots” (sun spots) anywhere on the body and for removing unwanted blood vessels from the legs. This laser is also excellent for fading and eliminating facial blood vessels that worsen with heat, stress, and excessive alcohol consumption. All of these noninvasive procedures have minimal pain or downtime.
Anti-aging and cosmetic enhancements to reduce the signs of aging are not gender-specific, as more men are seeking antiaging procedures and skin care.
To view before-and-after photographs of many patients who have had these procedures performed, visit Dr. Handler’s website at www.drharveyhandler.com. For more information, call Dr. Handler’s office at 419-885-3400. Look as young as you feel!
HAIR LOSS IN MEN AND WOMEN
Are you losing hair from surgery, anesthesia, illnesses, pregnancy, medications, stress (COVID hair loss), or genetics? Or are you experiencing “normal” hair loss secondary to aging or low blood levels of nutrients? There are many causes of hair loss in men and women. Most are not simply due to age or family history, and most are treatable. Dr. Harvey Handler utilizes proven medical treatments for decreasing hair loss and increasing growth in most patients!
PHOTOTHERAPY
A very tried-and-true, safe, and effective therapy for many skin problems. Known as narrow band UVB, phototherapy is very useful for eczema, psoriasis, and vitiligo (loss of skin pigment). Forget messy creams and oral medications with their inherent side effects.
Call Dr. Handler’s office for more information.
SHINGLES!!!
Also known as herpes zoster, the name alone scares people.
However, if Dr. Handler diagnoses and treats shingles early, the incidence of his patients developing pain after the outbreak is less than 1%. If you do develop PHN (postherpetic neuralgia—chronic pain from shingles), there is help without pills and their inherent side effects. Dr. Handler has treated PHN with excellent results in hundreds of patients. Most people do not realize that shingles is treated by a dermatologist. Shingles is a skin inflammation from the varicella-zoster virus. Who better to diagnose and properly treat this dreaded skin disease than a board-certified dermatologist?
SUNSCREEN VS. BLOCKS
Dr. Handler sees more sunburns in April and May than throughout the entire summer.
Also, many individuals take blood pressure and heart medications or use facial skin products that can lead to easy burning with minimal sun exposure. He recommends for his patients (and for himself and his family) the use of sunscreen “blocks” containing zinc oxide/titanium dioxide. These mineral sunblocks provide better sun protection than regular sunscreen. There is also evidence that non-mineral sunscreens and their ingredients may have an effect on progesterone levels in females. Mineral sunblocks are produced by many pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies.
Now is the time to minimize your brown spots (age spots) and wrinkling as you age.
Also, everyone should have a yearly full-body skin exam to check for skin cancer, changing moles, and new growths that develop on our bodies. This comprehensive exam should be conducted solely by a board-certified dermatologist. Dr. Handler is an expert in the use of an innovative medical device that helps to evaluate changing moles. The use of this device with a trained eye and Dr. Handler’s experience assists in determining whether a biopsy may or may not be necessary. ✲
