If you feel like your lower eyelids are making you look old and tired, you are not alone—most people have some issue with the appearance of their lower lids. These issues vary from person to person and can really...
Let’s talk about menopause: a normal phase in a woman’s life, yet one that is shrouded in mystery for many of us.
I found out how little I knew about menopause when I suddenly and somewhat prematurely, at age...
Maybe you're in an afternoon slump or you just settled into the first minute of calm after a hectic day—at some point during the day, you probably find yourself with an intense craving for SUGAR. You can’t undo a...
There’s a new trend afoot—moms and teens getting orthodontic treatment together. In fact, according to the American Association of Orthodontics, nearly 1.7 million adults sought orthodontic treatment in 2016—a 50 percent increase since 2006.
We sat down with Roseville, CA...
It had been a minute since my husband and I had a “real” date night—you know, the kind where you scramble to find a sitter, get dressed up, and eat fancy food. He’d been traveling a bunch for work...
I recently sat down with Dr. Ann Jayaram, an oculoplastic surgeon and head of the local practice, ellevateMD, for a Facebook Live to answer your questions about aging eyes.
Our eyes may be the windows into our soul, but for a...
Before tackling the topic of unhealthy sexual behaviors in children (e.g. Is my child masturbating too much? Is that appropriate play or talk for their age?), it’s important to know what normal sexual development looks like. Having this baseline...
In this series, we will have informal conversations with our resident child psychiatrist, Meredith, covering common questions many parents have about mental health.
One of the most common questions I’m asked by parents in the community is, "Does my...
Both my husband and I have Irish ancestry, so our family celebrates some fun Irish traditions on March 17 such as eating corned beef and cabbage for dinner, drinking Irish whiskey or a pint of Guinness, making Irish soda...
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As an oculoplastic surgeon, one of the most common reasons patients under 40 come to see me is to learn how to get rid of the dark circles under their eyes. The unfortunate truth...
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