How to make your skin glow for the big day

“Starting early is ideal,” Collins said. “Like months before, to get the best outcome.”

At Balfour Dermatology, brides-to-be can receive a combination of injections with Botox and fillers to help with fine lines and volume loss. They can also indulge in skin treatments that will speed up cell turnover, improving skin’s tone and texture.

“With our aesthetician, you can do a series of peels, skin infusion and micro dermabrasion,” Collins added. “Again, starting early on would be the best for pigmentation and texture overall.”

Brides who don’t have a year to plan out treatments can still come in for a customized facial with the aesthetician. Other short-term options include microdermabrasion or acne treatments.

“If it’s right before the big day, something for that time frame could be a treatment with our aestheticians, like microdermabrasion or a facial, right before the big day,” Collins said. “Because we are a dermatologist office, the goal is for medical or clinical correction, and that can take longer, in terms of cell turnover.”

Treatments abound at Balfour Dermatology and not just for the face. The office also offers body contouring and skin tightening through services like Cool Sculpting Elite, Vanquish, and Exilis skin tightening.

“We can contour the body, reduce volume, permanently destroy fat and sculpt the body,” Collins said.

Dermatology deals with hair as well as skin and nails, and the office’s hair restoration services include hair loss restoration and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections to stimulate hair growth.

“Those are the most popular aesthetic treatments,” said Collins. “We are a medical derm, so we treat eczema or rosacea, we can treat flare-ups if you want those controlled before the big day, we offer acne treatment and psoriasis. Anything like that, we can help calm down the flare-ups before the big day.”

Collins also said that more men are coming in for services than ever before, and the office has stayed open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff can treat skin cancers, remove moles, and offer advice for medical grade skin care, which offers more correction and results than over-the-counter products, experts said.

“You will get more correction and results when you invest your money in physician-dispensed skin care,” said Collins, noting the office has a selection of products from which to choose. “You don’t need an appointment for skin care; you can come in and talk with us about what we have available.”

Balfour Dermatology is at 2221 Balfour Road, Suite A, in Brentwood. For more information, call 925-240-9116 or visit www.skinquestion.com.