Published Jul 13, 2026
7 minute read
Summer in Northern California is one of the most beautiful times of the year. Whether you're hiking in the Santa Cruz Mountains, enjoying afternoons on the coast, exploring Carmel-by-the-Sea, wine tasting in Napa Valley, or relaxing by the pool, you're spending more time outdoors—and so is your skin.
Unfortunately, summer also brings increased ultraviolet (UV) exposure, heat, sweat, environmental pollution, and dehydration. Together, these factors accelerate collagen loss, trigger pigmentation, worsen redness, enlarge pores, and contribute to premature aging. Even people who diligently wear sunscreen often notice dullness, uneven tone, clogged pores, and increased oil production by the end of the season.
The good news is you don't have to choose between enjoying summer and maintaining beautiful skin.
At Advanced Aesthetic Dermatology in Los Gatos, internationally recognized dermatologist Dr. Patrick Bitter Jr. offers some of the world's most advanced non-surgical skin rejuvenation treatments. As the pioneer of the original FotoFacial® and a global educator in Sciton® Broadband Light (BBL®) technology, Dr. Bitter has spent more than three decades helping patients restore healthier, younger-looking skin while developing many of today's most trusted light-based treatment protocols.
Whether your goals are preventing premature aging, correcting sun damage, improving skin texture, stimulating collagen, or simply maintaining a healthy glow throughout the summer, our customized treatment plans can help you achieve beautiful, natural-looking results with little to no downtime.
Many people mistakenly believe aesthetic treatments should only be performed during the fall or winter. While deeper resurfacing procedures are often scheduled after summer, numerous advanced treatments are specifically designed to keep your skin healthy and radiant all year long.
Professional skin rejuvenation during the summer can help:
The key is selecting the appropriate treatments for your skin type and working with an experienced dermatologist who understands how to safely treat skin during every season.
If your skin feels dehydrated, congested, or dull after long days outdoors, HydraFacial® MD is one of the best treatments available for immediate skin rejuvenation.
Unlike traditional facials, HydraFacial is a medical-grade treatment that combines cleansing, exfoliation, painless extraction, hydration, and antioxidant infusion in one relaxing procedure.
Using patented Vortex-Fusion® technology, HydraFacial gently removes dead skin cells and impurities while simultaneously delivering nourishing ingredients deep into the skin.
HydraFacial helps improve:
Patients love that their skin looks healthier immediately after treatment without redness or downtime.
Summer heat increases oil production while sunscreen, sweat, and environmental debris accumulate inside pores.
HydraFacial deeply cleanses the skin without irritation, leaving your complexion brighter, smoother, and more hydrated.
It is also an ideal treatment before weddings, vacations, reunions, and special events because patients leave the office with an instant glow.
Dr. Bitter customizes each HydraFacial using professional booster serums that target specific concerns such as:
These advanced formulations allow every treatment to be personalized for maximum results.
When discussing the best treatments for sun damage, pigmentation, redness, and long-term skin health, few technologies compare to BBL HEROic®.
Developed from the original FotoFacial pioneered by Dr. Patrick Bitter Jr., BBL HEROic represents the newest generation of BroadBand Light technology.
Rather than simply treating surface discoloration, BBL HEROic delivers precise pulses of light energy that gently heat targeted chromophores while stimulating healthy cellular renewal and collagen production.
BBL HEROic is dramatically faster than previous generations of IPL technology, allowing larger treatment areas to be completed comfortably in just minutes.
It effectively treats:
In addition to improving visible imperfections, BBL HEROic promotes healthier skin function by encouraging long-term skin renewal.
One of the most exciting discoveries in aesthetic medicine is that BroadBand Light doesn't simply improve how skin looks—it helps skin behave more like younger skin.
Published research by Dr. Patrick Bitter Jr. demonstrated that repeated BBL treatments can positively influence gene expression associated with aging skin. This groundbreaking work helped establish BBL as more than a cosmetic procedure—it became one of the first technologies shown to support healthier skin at the cellular level.
For patients seeking long-term prevention of visible aging, regular Forever Young BBL treatments have become an important part of comprehensive skin maintenance.
Our signature Flawless Facial combines BBL HEROic with customized skin preparation and post-treatment care to deliver:
Many patients schedule maintenance treatments throughout the year to preserve clear, youthful skin. Dr. Bitter always recommends to protect your skin with a mineral / physical Sunscreen SPF before, during and after any laser treatment.
Not everyone needs aggressive laser resurfacing.
For younger patients—or anyone looking to maintain beautiful skin before significant aging develops—MOXI® has become one of the most requested laser treatments available.
MOXI is a gentle fractionated laser designed to improve early signs of sun damage while stimulating healthy skin renewal with remarkably little downtime.
Often called the "lunchtime laser," MOXI allows busy professionals, parents, and active Californians to improve their skin without interrupting their schedules.
MOXI is excellent for improving:
It is safe for virtually all skin types and can be performed throughout the year with proper sun protection.
One treatment produces noticeable improvement, but patients who undergo a customized series often achieve dramatic long-term benefits.
MOXI stimulates healthy collagen production while replacing damaged skin with fresh, healthier tissue.
Many patients alternate MOXI with BBL HEROic throughout the year because the two treatments complement each other beautifully—BBL addresses pigment and redness, while MOXI refines texture and stimulates collagen for comprehensive skin rejuvenation.
One of Dr. Bitter's most popular treatment combinations pairs BBL HEROic with MOXI during the same visit.
Together they improve:
Patients often describe this combination as giving their skin a healthier, smoother, naturally radiant appearance without looking "done."
In the next section, we'll explore additional treatments that complete your summer rejuvenation plan, including:
Together, these treatments provide a comprehensive approach to helping you look refreshed from head to toe throughout the summer and beyond.
