Prescription Skincare Solutions
At Evergreen, we understand that achieving truly healthy and radiant skin often requires more than over-the-counter products. For persistent or severe skin concerns, prescription-strength creams and topical treatments offer a level of efficacy and targeted action that can transform your complexion.
Our experienced dermatologists and skincare specialists provide personalized consultations to assess your unique skin needs. We then develop a customized treatment plan, often incorporating prescription creams, to address your specific concerns with precision and medical oversight.
Why Choose Prescription Skincare?
Higher Potency: Prescription creams contain active ingredients in concentrations far greater than those found in over-the-counter products, allowing for more significant and noticeable results.
Targeted Action: Formulations are specifically designed to address the underlying causes of complex skin conditions, rather than just masking symptoms.
Medical Supervision: Your treatment is guided by a qualified healthcare professional who monitors your progress, manages potential side effects, and adjusts your regimen as needed for optimal safety and effectiveness.
Evidence-Based: Prescription treatments are backed by scientific research and clinical trials, ensuring you receive therapies with proven efficacy.
Our Prescription Cream Solutions for Key Skin Concerns
We offer a range of prescription topical medications tailored to address various dermatological conditions. Below are some common concerns we treat and the powerful ingredients often utilized in our prescribed creams:
1. Anti-Aging Creams: Rejuvenate and Restore
Prescription anti-aging creams are designed to target the visible signs of aging, such as fine lines, wrinkles, uneven texture, and loss of firmness, by promoting cellular renewal and collagen production.
Common Active Ingredients:
Retinoids (e.g., Tretinoin, Tazarotene): These vitamin A derivatives are considered the gold standard in anti-aging. They work by accelerating cell turnover, stimulating collagen production, reducing fine lines and wrinkles, improving skin texture, and fading hyperpigmentation.
Peptides: Chains of amino acids that act as building blocks for proteins like collagen and elastin. Prescription formulations may include specific peptides that signal the skin to produce more of these essential structural proteins, improving firmness and elasticity.
Growth Factors: Proteins that play a crucial role in cell growth, proliferation, and differentiation. Topical growth factors can help repair damaged skin, promote collagen and elastin synthesis, and enhance overall skin regeneration.
Prescription-Strength Antioxidants (e.g., concentrated Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Ferulic Acid): While many antioxidants are available OTC, prescription formulations can deliver higher, more stable concentrations to neutralize free radicals, protect against environmental damage, and brighten the complexion.
Estriol: A bio-identical estrogen that, when applied topically, can help improve skin elasticity, hydration, and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, particularly in post-menopausal skin, by supporting collagen and elastin production.
Hyaluronic Acid (prescription strength): While widely available OTC, prescription formulations can provide higher molecular weights or specific formulations that penetrate more effectively. Hyaluronic acid is a powerful humectant that attracts and holds vast amounts of moisture, leading to improved skin hydration, plumpness, and a reduction in the appearance of fine lines.
2. Melasma Creams: Fade Hyperpigmentation
Melasma is a common skin condition characterized by brown or grayish-brown patches, often on the face. Prescription creams are highly effective in reducing and managing this challenging form of hyperpigmentation.
Common Active Ingredients:
Hydroquinone: A powerful skin-lightening agent that works by inhibiting tyrosinase, an enzyme crucial for melanin production. It is highly effective but used under strict medical supervision due to potential side effects with prolonged use.
Tretinoin: Often used in combination with hydroquinone, tretinoin helps to accelerate skin cell turnover, which aids in the exfoliation of pigmented cells and allows other lightening agents to penetrate more effectively.
Corticosteroids (e.g., Fluocinolone Acetonide): Mild topical corticosteroids are sometimes included in combination creams (often with hydroquinone and tretinoin, known as "triple therapy") to reduce inflammation associated with melasma and improve tolerability.
Azelaic Acid: This naturally occurring acid has anti-inflammatory and tyrosinase-inhibiting properties, making it effective in reducing hyperpigmentation and redness. It is often a good option for those who cannot tolerate hydroquinone.
Kojic Acid: Derived from fungi, kojic acid also works by inhibiting tyrosinase, helping to lighten dark spots and improve overall skin tone.
Topical Tranexamic Acid: An emerging and promising treatment for melasma, topical tranexamic acid helps to reduce melanin synthesis and inflammation.
3. Acne Creams: Clear and Control Breakouts
For moderate to severe acne that doesn't respond to over-the-counter treatments, prescription creams can significantly reduce breakouts, inflammation, and prevent future lesions.
Common Active Ingredients:
Topical Retinoids (e.g., Tretinoin, Adapalene, Tazarotene): These are foundational for acne treatment. They normalize skin cell turnover, preventing pores from becoming clogged, reducing blackheads and whiteheads, and exhibiting anti-inflammatory effects.
Topical Antibiotics (e.g., Clindamycin, Erythromycin): These medications work by killing acne-causing bacteria ( P. acnes or C. acnes ) and reducing inflammation. They are often prescribed in combination with benzoyl peroxide to prevent bacterial resistance.
Benzoyl Peroxide (prescription strength): A potent antibacterial agent that also helps to exfoliate the skin and unclog pores. Prescription strengths are more effective than OTC versions.
Azelaic Acid: Offers antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and mild exfoliating properties. It's effective for both inflammatory acne and the post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (dark spots) that often follows acne.
Salicylic Acid (prescription strength): A beta-hydroxy acid that penetrates oil to exfoliate inside the pore, helping to prevent and treat blackheads and whiteheads. Prescription strengths provide more significant exfoliation.
4. Rosacea Creams: Calm Redness and Bumps
Rosacea is a chronic skin condition characterized by facial redness, visible blood vessels, and sometimes bumps or pustules. Prescription creams can effectively manage these symptoms and improve skin appearance.
Common Active Ingredients:
Metronidazole: A topical antibiotic and anti-inflammatory agent that is highly effective in reducing the redness, papules, and pustules associated with rosacea.
Azelaic Acid: Possesses anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties, making it excellent for reducing redness, swelling, and the bumps of rosacea. It also helps to prevent future breakouts.
Brimonidine (topical): A vasoconstrictor that works by narrowing blood vessels in the skin, providing temporary reduction of facial redness. It is often used for persistent erythema (redness).
Ivermectin (topical): An anti-parasitic and anti-inflammatory medication. It is believed to work by targeting Demodex mites, which are thought to play a role in rosacea, and by reducing inflammation.
Your Path to Healthier Skin
Prescription skincare is a powerful tool in achieving clear, healthy, and vibrant skin. If you are struggling with persistent skin concerns like aging, melasma, acne, or rosacea, we invite you to schedule a consultation with our experts at Evergreen. During your visit, we will conduct a thorough skin assessment, discuss your medical history, and develop a personalized treatment plan that may include prescription creams, in-office procedures, and lifestyle recommendations.