Larchmont Chronicle
march 2011
skin
deep by Dr. Rebecca Fitzgerald I have some acne scars that I try to cover with makeup. What else can I do about them? “Scar formation is a normal healing response to injured skin, but that doesn’t mean that we have to like it - or live with it,” says Dr. Rebecca Fitzgerald. “There are some impressive new techniques for treating both pitted scars, such as your acne scars, and raised scars.”, she explains. Pitted scars, also called atrophic, that commonly result from acne or chicken pox occur when the fat or muscle supporting our skin is diminished. Shallow atrophic scars have a wavy appearance on the skin. For this type, the relatively new sublative laser, eMatrix, is ideal for smoothing the skin’s surface and building collagen. Deeper atrophic scars, where you see individual pits on the skin, can be treated with the powerful combination of saline injections into the divots, or dermal fillers underneath the indentations, followed by eMatrix applications. Raised scars, known as hypertrophic, result from excess collagen production as the skin is healing. In addition to being higher than the surrounding skin they are often red or darker than the healthy skin. The tendency to create hypertrophic scars is genetic, explains Dr. Fitzgerald. “Previously we injected these scars with cortisone, however they did not always flatten evenly,” she says. “A new topical medication, Hybrisil, uniformly smooths out the scars when applied and massaged daily,” she tells us. Lastly, scars that take on a white appearance (occasionally from skin cancer removal or at the hairline from a face lift) can be repigmented with a fractional laser to blend them with the surrounding skin. These remarkable new techniques add up to less concealer and more confidence. Dr. Rebecca Fitzgerald is a Board Certified Dermatologist located in Larchmont Village with a special focus on anti-aging technology. She is an injection training physician for the better known dermal fillers such as Juvederm, Radiesse and the new Evolence as well as a physician trainer for Botox. Dr. Fitzgerald is an assistant clinical professor at UCLA and an international Sculptra trainer for Dermik Laboratories. Visit online at www.RebeccaFitzgeraldMD. com.Telephone (323) 464-8046 Adv.
READY FOR HER TEE SHOT is Anne Mac Neil, who has become a golf phenom in four short years.
Jaseng Center for Alternative Medicine has opened an office in Olympia Medical Center at 5901 W. Olympic Blvd. “We have developed a partnership of integrative approach that combines methods of the West and non-surgical practices of the East,” said Estrella Sevilla Santos, administrator for Jaseng Center. “With this integrated medical system, patients will have the opportunity to make informed decisions for surgical and non-surgical treatments.” Jaseng combines traditional Korean medicine with western medicine to offer a variety of natural healing modalities such as therapeutic massage, acupuncture, herbal medi-
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got hooked during the first lesson but found it required many lessons to acquire the skill. It was November 2009 that the Mac Neils joined the Wilshire club, only minutes from their Hancock Park home. Her beginning handicap of 33 dropped to 25 by the last of her four matches for the President’s Cup last November. A Hancock Park native, her parents are Penny and the late Bob Hunter. Her husband Bill, elected to the first Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council, is a hearing officer for the L.A. City Police Commission and a developer of residential properties Anne is a graduate of Marlborough, Stanford University and Southwestern University School of Law. She worked as a deputy attorney general at the California Department of Justice starting when her three children were 5, 7 and 11 years old. She retired in December 2008. She agrees with the title of Bob Rotella’s book, “Golf is Not a Game of Perfect.” And she credits practice and determination as the key factors in her success.
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Anne Mac Neil’s name is on golf trophies at Wilshire Country Club. Quite a feat for a woman who only started playing golf four-plus years ago. Tournaments she has won at Wilshire include the Sato Cup (twice), Women’s President’s Cup, first low net in the Lady MacBeth, the Mixed 4’s Championship, and the Derby Day. The petite blonde golfer formerly spent her free time on the tennis court until her husband Bill bought her a set of golf clubs in 2006. “Why?” she asked, after years of hearing her tennis player mother say that golf was boring. S t i l l , thinking it might be fun to join Bill on the golf course, Anne took lessons with Wilshire’s head pro, Rick Rielly. She
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*** Among those we saw viewing the incredible memorabilia at sports museum at the Police Council benefit were Anne and Lew Williams, Myrna and Rudy Gintel, John and Dorene Calderone.
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