About Dr. Gidon - Cosmetic Dermatology - Dr Gidon, Cosmetic Dermatology

This section of our website has been created to help you quickly find the treatments that will address your needs. Once you find the part that describes your condition, click on the appropriate link to view detailed information about suggested treatments.

I do not know what treatments are appropriate for my skin.
Procedures: Most people do not know what treatments would be most beneficial for them. A Cosmetic Dermatologist is a skin specialist who can assess your skin and develop an individualized treatment plan for you. Some problems, such as severe wrinkling and extremely sagging skin are best treated with a face lift. Remember, sun protection is always important.

I never know what products to use at home.
Products: Our staff can analyze your skin and recommend the best products for you to use at home to help maintain the effects of your treatments. We are always searching for the most effective products to offer in our clinic.

I know I have sun damage.
Procedures: examination by a trained Dermatologist to check for skin cancer; Levulan® photodynamic therapy; intense pulsed light; Fraxel™; chemical peels; cryotherapy
Products: sun protection; tretinoin cream; glycolic acid cream; antioxidants

I have red blotches and spider veins on my face.
Procedures: intense pulsed light or laser treatments
Products: camouflage make-up

I do not like the brown sun spots and freckles on my face, hands, chest and back.
Procedures: Fraxel™; intense pulsed light or laser; cryotherapy; chemical peels
Products: sun protection; tretinoin cream; fading creams

I have brown patches on my face.
Procedures: Fraxel™; chemical peels
Products: sun protection; fading creams

I have rosacea with pimples and redness of my face.
Procedures: intense pulsed light or laser treatments; Levulan® photodynamic therapy; rosacea facials
Products: prescription medications which may be topical or oral; mild rosacea products; camouflage make-up

I have adult acne.
Procedures: Levulan® photodynamic therapy; chemical peels; Blu-U® treatments; medical facials
Products: prescription medications which may be topical or oral; mild, oil-free products for drier skin types

I have teenage acne.
Procedures: Levulan® photodynamic therapy; chemical peels; Blu-U® treatments; medical facials
Products: prescription medications which may be topical or oral; oil-free products

I have acne and I am pregnant.
Procedures: facials; light glycolic acid peels; Blu-U® treatments
Products: mild, oil-free products; prescription medications which are usually topical

I am embarrassed by acne scarring on my face, chest and back.
Procedure: Fraxel™
Product: tretinoin cream

I have a dull, rough complexion.
Procedures: Fraxel™; Levulan® photodynamic therapy; intense pulsed light; chemical peels; microdermabrasion
Products: tretinoin cream; glycolic acid cream; antioxidants

I do not like my enlarged pores.
Procedures: Fraxel™; intense pulsed light; chemical peels; microdermabrasion
Products: tretinoin cream; glycolic acid products; oil-free products

I always appear tired.
Procedures: Fraxel™; Levulan® photodynamic therapy; intense pulsed light; Botox® Cosmetic; Restylane®; Perlane™; Juvéderm™
Products: tretinoin cream; glycolic acid cream; antioxidants

People think I look angry.
Procedure: Botox® Cosmetic relaxes an angry frown.

I have crow's feet around my eyes.
Procedures: Fraxel™; Botox® Cosmetic; Restylane® Fine Lines
Products: tretinoin cream; glycolic acid cream; antioxidants; sunscreen; sunglasses

I am developing fine lines and wrinkles.
Procedures: Fraxel™; Botox® Cosmetic; Restylane®; Perlane™; Juvéderm™; Sculptra™; intense pulsed light; chemical peels; microdermabrasion
Products: tretinoin cream; glycolic acid cream; antioxidants; sun protection

The lines around my lips are deepening.
Procedures: Fraxel™; Botox® Cosmetic; Restylane®; Juvéderm™
Products: tretinoin cream; glycolic acid cream; antioxidants

I am developing jowls and lax skin.
Procedures: Thermage®; Fraxel™; Sculptra™; Perlane™; Juvéderm™
Products: tretinoin cream; glycolic acid cream; sun protection

My cheeks have lost volume and look hollow.
Procedures: Sculptra™; Restylane®; Perlane™; Juvéderm™

I have crepey skin and lines on my neck.
Procedures: Fraxel™; Thermage®; chemical peels; Botox® Cosmetic; Restylane®; Juvéderm™
Products: tretinoin cream; glycolic acid cream; antioxidants

I have stretch marks.
Procedure: Fraxel™
Products: tretinoin cream; AHA creams

I do not like the loose, wrinkly skin on my arms, abdomen and thighs.
Procedure: Thermage®
Products: tretinoin cream; AHA creams

I have leg veins.
Procedures: sclerotherapy; laser
Products: camouflage make-up

I am embarrassed by my facial hair.
Procedures: intense pulsed light or laser hair removal; electrolysis; waxing; plucking
Product: Vaniqa® cream to slow down hair growth

I ruin my clothes with my excessive sweating.
Procedures: Botox® Therapeutic; iontophoresis; surgery to remove the sweat glands or sever the nerves
Products: antiperspirants containing aluminum chloride; glycopyrrolate; beta blockers

I cannot get rid of stubborn areas of fat on my abdomen, flanks and thighs.
In office procedure: UltraShape™
At home: maintain a healthy lifestyle with exercise and good eating habits

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1849 Yonge Street, Suite 307 Toronto ON M4S 1Y2 General Dermatology Ph: 416-483-4541 MediSpa Ph: 416-545-1849