Skin Care Products
At Mountain View Dermatology we offer the following quality products for all skin types including acne-prone skin, sun damaged skin and aging skin.
Obagi
The Obagi Nu-Derm system is a physician-prescribed skin care system that actually corrects the functions and health of your skin. The Nu-Derm system can be used alone, as a pre/ post treatment for facial cosmetic surgery, or can be combined with Chemical peels, Microdermabrasion and Laser treatments.
Aging and environmental assaults- such as too much sun, hormones, stress, and pollution- affect not only the way your skin looks and feels, but also your skin’s health. The Obagi-Nu- Derm System is a physician-prescribed skin care system that actually corrects the functions and health of your skin. The System transforms your skin at the cellular level, resulting in skin that looks and acts younger and healthier. The System penetrates below your skin’s surface, transforming skin cell functions at the cellular level and correcting damage within your skin.
Who should use the Obagi Nu-Derm System?
If you’ve experienced occasional sunburns, daily sun exposure, hormonal changes, stress, and environmental pollution, then your skin will show signs of premature aging. Your genetic history may also make you more prone to the effects of aging skin. Developed for all skin types, the Obagi Nu-Derm System can be tailored to your skin care goals.
What can Obagi Nu-Derm System (as prescribed by Dr. Levine), photodamaged and hyperpigmented skin can be transformed to look and act younger and healthier. Your skin will be smoother, firmer, more even-colored and properly hydrated. You and others will notice significant improvement in the way your skin looks and feels.
The ELATIderm decolletage system (chest and neck) formulated by Obagi is a revolutionary skincare system designed to reduce hyperpigmentation (discoloration), age spots and the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles on your delicate chest and neck area. This system is consists of 2 patent-pending technologies using Penetrating Therapeutics that are clinically proven to help restore healthy skin.
The Skin Lightening Complex
- Formulated with 4% hydroquinone, which is a treatment well known for reducing hyperpigmentation and age spots
- The Wrinkle Reducing Lotion
- Formulated with ELASTIderm Restorative Elasticity Complex
- Contains a unique bi-mineral complex to help replenish elasticity and build collagen for increased skin strength and resilience
- Includes malonic acid to help stimulate the production of healthy skin cells
Used together, this clinically proven therapeutic system diminishes the signs of aging, helping revitalize vulnerable skin, contributing to more flawless, youthful- looking skin.
Obagi-C Rx Systems Protect and Perfect From Cell to Surface
Prescription-strength 4% hydroquinone plus 10% L-ascorbic acid has proven aesthetic advantages
- Improves the appearance of hyperpigmentation by regulating the production of melanocytes
- Accelerates skin turnover through gentle exfoliation to restore balance, radiance and clarity
- Promotes skin rejuvenation from inside out with Vitamin C, the only topical antioxidant proven to stimulate collagen synthesis
- Minimizes future skin cell damage by neutralizing free radicals and protecting the skin
- Maximizes antioxidant absorption due to low pH levels
ELASTIderm has a one of a kind eye treatment brought to you by Obagi. It’s clinically proven to help restore the elasticity of the delicate skin around your eyes and reduce visible fine lines and wrinkles. It includes a Bi-mineral complex including zinc and cooper to help replenish elastin and build collagen, malonic acid, which is a patent-pending Obagi formulation to help stimulate the production of healthy skin cells, and blueberry extract to provide antioxidants that help eliminate free radicals. These ingredients are all combined in an Obagi technology to help drive ingredients deep into the skin.
CLENZIderm M.D. Systems are prescription-strength acne therapies from Obagi Medical Products. They are the only physician-dispensed acne systems that use a liquified benzoyl peroxide. And they are clinically proven to provide clearer, healthier skin in as little as two weeks.
Unlike other benzoyl peroxide products, CLENZIderm M.D. Systems contain a unique, patent- pending liquified form of 5% benzoyl peroxide, known as Soluzyl Technology. Because it’s liquified, this powerful medication can penetrate deep into your pores quickly for rapid results.
Sanitas
Your skin has the amazing ability to regenerate itself, especially when you treat it with the right balance of stimulation and nourishment. This simple truth is the foundation of the Sanitas Skincare line. Sanitas products offer uniquely effective solutions to common skin care problems, because they utilize substances already present in the skin to stimulate the natural healing process. These biogenic ingredients work at the cellular level to leverage existing biochemical reactions in the body. A small amount is all that’s required to enhance desirable body biochemistry that accelerates tissue regeneration, encourages new cell growth, increases blood supply and stimulates collagen and natural moisture factor production. Sanitas formulations promote healthy skin, and healthy skin is beautiful skin.
Formulated by pharmacist Benjamin Fuchs, the Sanitas Skincare system is the result of 20 years of scientific and clinical studies which reveal that skin tissue regeneration can be accelerated with the right formulation of topical and internal nutritional ingredients. Sanitas products are physician-strength formulas packed with active skin care substances which help to rejuvenate skin from the inside out.
Using high concentrations of active, biogenic ingredients found naturally in the skin, Sanitas provides more of what your skin needs to help reverse the effects of aging. Tissue is nourished and stimulated at the cellular level, resulting in a more resilient, visibly healthy and younger-looking complexion.
Stimulate
Alpha and Beta Hydroxy Acids exfoliate and stimulate skin cells and substances (moisture factors, fibroblasts, and immune cells). This process encourages fresh layers to the surface and enhances skin tissue growth.
Nourish
As younger cells surface, topical nutrients including Vitamins A, C, D, E, and K, Essential Fatty Acids and Peptides nourish and accelerate the growth process.
SkinCeuticals
Using a combination antioxidant treatment and a broad spectrum sunscreen can be one of the most effective ways to protect yourself from premature aging and to improve existing environmental damage on your skin. A daily program incorporating a combination antioxidant product like skinCeuticals daily sun defense can:
- Reduce the appearance of fine line and wrinkles
- Improve age spots and hyperpigmentation
- Lighten the overall appearance of the skin
- Prevent additional environmental damage to the skin
SkinCeuticals has products for every skin type including problematic, oily, normal, dry, and sensitive skin. For each skin type there are customized products to cleanse, tone, prevent, correct, moisturize, and protect. There are also body products appropriate for all skin types.
Glytone
The Glytone skin care collection revitalizes damaged skin by gently sloughing away the top layer of cells to reveal fresh skin hidden underneath. Its highly specialized formulations smooth, retexturize, and moisturize skin.
Glytone offers a targeted range of in-office peels and at-home product regimens based on indication for all your skincare concerns. Using free unbuffered levels of Glycolic Acid, an AHA, Glytone products are highly recommended for skin rejuvenation. Glytone’s 8 systems cover all skincare concerns including aging, sunspots, acne, dry skin, dull skin, sun protection, keratosis pilaris (hard, goose bump skin), and post procedure care.Glytone uses the highest level of free glycolic acid allowing your physician to control treatment regimens and achieve maximum efficacy and optimum skin rejuvenation. As such, Glytone products are only available through a dermatologist or physician.
GLOMinerals
GLOMinerals is a makeup system uniquely formulated. The advanced formulations combine pharmaceutical-grade ingredients, natural high-pigment minerals and the power of antioxidants. The result is clinically advanced mineral makeup that covers and helps correct and protect.
Our formulations deliver unsurpassed coverage, broad spectrum UV protection and assist in combating free radical damage. GLOMinerals offers innovative new products with a color palette rich with the hottest hues and timeless color classics. Our clinical skincare makeup line is embraced by dermatologists, plastic surgeons and leading skin care professionals in the U.S. and abroad.
GLOMinerals makes science beautiful by infusing our formulations with the powerful antioxidant blend of vitamins C, A, K,E, And green tea extract. On your skin, this blend provides nutrients that are vital to maintaining the health of your skin while protecting it from further damage.
Pharmaceutical-grade Ingredients
We use the finest ingredients and micronized minerals in a triple milled process ensuring that every application provides even, continuous coverage that lasts.
Our base formulations contain no perfumes or chemical dyes. All are suitable for even the most sensitive skin types and conditions.
Every GLOMineral product is non-comedogenic so skin can breathe, which helps inhibit the potential for bacteria to become trapped in pores.
SolBar Sunscreen
For two of the last five years, SolBar has been the number one recommended sunscreen from over 50 different brands in an independent national survey of U.S. dermatologists. Each SolBar formulation offers a different combination of active ingredients. SolBar Zinc uses zinc oxide, a physical blocker, to enhance UVA protection, while SolBar Avo uses avobenzone (also called Parsol 1789), a chemical absorber, for enhanced UVA protection. SolBar SPF 50 provides a very high level of protection against UVB. Produced by Person & Covey of Glendale, California, SolBar offers the best SPF 30+ multi-spectrum formulations.
EltaMD Sunscreen with Micronized Zinc Oxide
ElataMD sunscreens utilize microfine transparent zinc oxide. Zinc oxide is the only single ingredient that uniformly blocks both UVB and UVA rays, including the long UVA rays that have been implicated in both photoaging and photocarcinogenisis (skin cancer).
UVA Rays (aging rays):
- Can pass through glass
- Are not affected by weather or altitude
- Penetrates deep into the skin layers
- Are present all day every day of the year
- Are 20 times more abundant than UVB
UVB Rays (burning rays):
- Case sunburns and tanning
- Vary with seasons
What you should know about the sun
It causes 9-% of all skin cancers
- Overcast days are not much safer than those that are sunny as 70-80% of the sun’s ultraviolet rays can get through the clouds.
- The sun is about 80% stronger when reflected off sand and snow.
- The sun’s rays increase in intensity by about 4% for every 1000 ft rise in altitude
- It’s better to play or engage in sports before 10am and after 4pm. If that’s not possible, try to avoid being out at high noon.
- The sun weakens the immune system, reducing your defense against infection.
- In general, kids get all the vitamin D they need for strong bones from fortified milk, salmon, vitamin supplements and / or brief and casual sun exposure.
EltaMD UV Physical
Tinted, Chemical-Free
- SPF 41 with 9% Zinc Oxide and 7% Titatium Dioxide for true broad spectrum protection
- Chemical Free – natural mineral UV protection, oil-free, paraben-free and fragrance-free
- Tinted base
- Water resistant
- Ideal for very sensitive skin and children
- Absorbs quickly and can be used on the face
- Antioxidants to neutralize free radicals and help prevent sun damage
3 oz tube #02578
EltaMD UV Sport
Very Water Resistant
- SPF 50 with 9% microfine transparent zinc oxide
- Wont rinse off in water or drip in eyes
- May be applied to wet or dry skin
- Great for swimmers, runners, golfers, skiers and all outdoor activities
- Safe for use with children
3 oz tube #02287
8 oz pump #02288
Latisse
Q: What is Latisse?
A: Latisse is indicated to treat hypotrichosis of the eyelashes by increasing their growth, including length, thickness and darkness.
Q: What is the active ingredient in Latisse?
A: The active ingredient in Latisse is bimatoprost 0.03%
Q: How is Latisse solution different from other products?
A: Only Latisse has been approved by the FDA as a prescription treatment for hypotrichosis used to grow eyelashes
Q: How does it work?
A: Latisse is believed to affect the growth phase of the eyelash hair cycle in 2 ways: first, it increases the length of this phase; and second it increases the number of hairs in this growth phase.
Q: What if patients stop using Latisse?
A: Patient’ eyelashes are expected to return to their previous appearance over several weeks to months