The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) today announced that Dr. Hema Sundaram, an accomplished dermatologist, cosmetic surgeon and author, is joining the MySkinCareConnection.com community as a skincare and aesthetic medicine expert. Sundaram is the author of Face Value: The Truth About Beauty and A Guilt-Free Guide to Finding It [Rodale], which was honored by the National Press Club. She appears regularly on NBC television and XM radio programming and has been quoted in leading publications including The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, Prevention Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Allure and Cosmopolitan.

A Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, Sundaram will be writing twice weekly on a variety of issues, ranging from updates on the latest acne and anti-aging products on the market, to the latest cosmetic trends in pop culture.

Keep Father Time From Marching On: New Laser Treatments Offer Gentle and Effective Skin Resurfacing in a Flash

For most people, the significant downtime involved in undergoing an invasive laser resurfacing procedure to reverse the obvious signs of aging skin is not realistic given today's busy, deadline-driven lifestyle. Now, a number of new minimally invasive laser skin resurfacing technologies are delivering noticeable improvements for people looking to freshen up their look without spending weeks under wraps, as is common with their invasive counterparts.

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Here's a sampling of some the most popular nonsurgical cosmetic procedures offered through The Everett Clinic. Prices are per visit.

Filler injections ($450 to $2,000): Improve facial lines, wrinkles and scars by replenishing the layers beneath your skin. Fillers can be used to enhance thin lips and to fill in facial lines for a younger refreshed look. Common fillers include Restylane and Radiesse. Effects of many fillers typically last six months, but some patients have reported lasting effects for up to two years.

Botox ($375 to $900): Reduce and soften the look of facial wrinkles, worry lines, frown lines, laugh lines and crow's-feet. Effects last about four months.

Chemical peels ($70 to $750): Improve skin texture and tone using medical-grade chemical solutions.

Harley Medical Group Offers Free Skin Analysis Test for the New Year

To kick start the New Year, The Harley Medical Group is offering patients a skin analysis test that reveals their true skin age.

Each one of The Harley Medical Group's 20 cosmetic surgery (http://www.harleymedical.co.uk) clinics throughout the UK and Ireland has a Computerised Photo-imaging VISIA machine, skin analysis equipment that can reveal the truth about a person's complexion. Whether they are 35 but with the skin of a 25 year old or a 40 year old with teenage pimples, the results of the test are used to create the ultimate in tailor made packages to get skin in tip top condition for 2008.