Welcome to Eternal Dermatology + Aesthetics
Your Path to Timeless Beauty and Skin Health
Eternal Dermatology & Aesthetic Center is a premier practice for medical, cosmetic, and surgical dermatology in Columbia, Maryland. Our practice is dedicated to helping you achieve vibrant, healthy, ageless skin and addressing your hair and scalp concerns. Led by board-certified dermatologist Ife J. Rodney, MD, FAAD, Eternal Dermatology & Aesthetic Center is your trusted partner in achieving your skin and hair care goals.
Located in Fulton, Maryland, we serve Howard County, Maryland, including Columbia, Ellicott City, Laurel, Clarksville, Silver Spring, Washington DC, and surrounding areas, offering a comprehensive range of medical, cosmetic, and surgical dermatology services. If you need a skin care professional, aesthetic dermatology, personalized skin care, hair care plans, or hair restoration treatment options, look no further!
Expert Dermatological Care for All Your Skin Needs
When it comes to your skin, you deserve the expertise of a board-certified dermatologist who can handle a broad spectrum of skin concerns and treatments. At our practice, we understand that while many providers offer various skin care services, no one has more training, skill, and expertise than a board-certified dermatologist. Our dermatologists bring a wealth of experience and knowledge, covering medical dermatology, cosmetic dermatology, and hair loss disorders.
As leaders in the field, we prioritize your skin’s health and appearance. Our global approach to skin care combines state-of-the-art technology with cutting-edge techniques, ensuring you receive the best results. More than just a cosmetic dermatology practice, we excel in many areas, including acne management, wart, cyst and mole removal, skin discoloration correction, hair loss disorders and skin cancer treatment.
Every patient receives a customized treatment plan at our practice—no cutting corners. Your well-being is our top priority, and your journey to timeless beauty and optimal skin and hair health begins here. Join the ranks of our most satisfied patients who have experienced our top-rated dermatological care, and let us assist you in achieving the beautiful and healthy skin you deserve.
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Ready to embark on your journey to timeless beauty and optimal skin health? Don’t wait any longer to transform your skin and hair care dreams into reality. Contact Eternal Dermatology & Aesthetic Center at (301) 479-6544 and schedule your consultation with our team. Let us be your trusted partner in achieving vibrant, healthy, and ageless skin. Call us or visit our website to book your appointment online and start your personalized treatment plan. Your path to radiant skin and hair begins with us.
Meet Our Dermatologist
Ife J. Rodney, MD, FAAD
Ife J. Rodney, MD, FAAD, is a renowned and accomplished double board-certified dermatologist widely recognized for her medical, cosmetic, and surgical dermatology expertise. Her extensive experience, spanning a diverse range of skin conditions, hair conditions, and treatments, has made her a trusted authority in the field of dermatology. Dr. Rodney’s unwavering commitment to excellence permeates every aspect of our practice, ensuring you receive the highest personalized care tailored to your unique needs and goals.
Dr. Rodney performs dermatologic procedures, cosmetic dermatology, skin diagnosis, hair care treatments, hair restoration, skin cancer removal, and much more. Join us at Eternal Dermatology + Aesthetics and experience the difference of having a board-certified dermatologist of Dr. Rodney’s caliber leading your journey to timeless beauty and skin health.
Hi, I am Dr. Ife Rodney, and I’m a board certified dermatologist and dermatopathologist. I am the founding Medical Director of Eternal Dermatology in Fulton, Maryland. Our mission at Eternal Dermatology is to help you look and feel like the best version of yourself, not a secondary version of anyone else. By embracing simplicity and consistency, we aim to maintain and enhance your appearance over time.
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At Eternal Dermatology + Aesthetics, we understand that while many providers offer various skin care services, there is no one with more training, skill, and expertise than a board-certified dermatologist. Our dermatologists in Columbia, MD, bring a wealth of experience and knowledge covering medical dermatology, cosmetic dermatology, and hair loss disorders.
At Eternal Dermatology + Aesthetics, every patient receives a customized treatment plan. We don’t cut corners. Your well-being is our top priority, and your journey to timeless beauty and optimal skin and hair health begins here. Join the ranks of satisfied patients who have experienced our top-rated dermatological care, and let us help you achieve the beautiful and healthy skin you deserve.
Speaker 1: Is for you, an aggressive nighttime routine could lead to you having the best morning skin or maybe so we thought the morning shed, it’s something that’s trending all over social media, but we are here with dermatologist, Dr. Ife Rodney, to share why a simple routine might be your best but thank you so much for being with us this morning. I love this. I am a total social media influenced on skincare all the time, and I walked into the green room and I have to admit, I gasped when I saw you because I want your face and I want your skin. So tell me all your secrets.
Speaker 2: Thank you so much for having me. So first of all, as a dermatologist, I love seeing people care for their skin and their hair, but a lot of these steps are more trendy than they are actually beneficial.
Speaker 1: Okay.
Speaker 2: So one of the ones I’ve seen quite a bit is this chinstrap. You wrap it up and around your head and it’s supposed to reduce. I
Speaker 1: Had never seen, I know something like this. So these are the ear holes?
Speaker 2: Yes, exactly. And it goes all the way over and you sleep with that the entire night and it’s supposed to help reduce the appearance of a double chin. Okay.
Speaker 1: Does This work?
Speaker 2: No, it does not work. When you first remove it in the morning, of course your jawline is going to look snatched, your chin is going to be tight, but those effects wear away very quickly.
Speaker 1: This is like the height of consumerism,
Speaker 2: Right? Basically. And it’s uncomfortable as well.
Speaker 1: And I see a lot of people saying, I do ugly girl things at night so I can wake up. Beautiful. So that’s one of those things.
Speaker 2: That’s definitely one of those
Speaker 1: What are some of the other things that you’re seeing?
Speaker 2: So, these are actually kind of cute. They are the eye patches and masks and they’re a lot of fun to apply, but the issue is that you only really need to leave them on for 15 to maybe 40 minutes. So when you leave it on overnight, it can actually just irritate your skin.
Speaker 1: So I just ordered, because again, I saw it on social media and I was hashtag influenced the sheet mask that you leave on for eight hours.
Speaker 2: I think after 30, 40 minutes you’ve gotten the maximum benefit. So I do love these, but just not as part of your overnight routine.
Speaker 1: So we don’t have to put ourselves through it all night long. Correct. What about this
Speaker 2: Now this is a protective hair covering. I advise everyone to use these regardless of your hair type because first of all, it prevents friction and tangling of your hair at night. What I want to emphasize though is the broad flat band right here. This is important because it ensures that the hair covering does not rip out your hairline while you sleep. So that’s the key point.
Speaker 1: So it’s like sleeping on a Saturn or silk pillowcase. Right,
Speaker 2: Exactly. That’s the option if you don’t want to actually sleep with a head covering.
Speaker 1: So we are doing a million things in our nighttime routine. You’re saying simple is best. So walk us through kind of the dos, right? You’re starting with the gentle cleanser at night.
Speaker 2: Yes. The first step is a gentle cleanser. Just remove it. Oil and makeup. You don’t need any active ingredients in your cleanser. They have lifting be done by the other agents.
Speaker 1: So then everyone suggests retinol is kind of the key. The anti-aging Elixir, right?
Speaker 2: Definitely.
Speaker 1: So what’s your advice on using it? Do you space it out after your cleanser? Do you do dry skin, wet skin
Speaker 2: On dry skin, pat dry your skin after you cleanse and then you apply the retinol serum. That’s the most important thing that you can do for your skin. Just a few drops to the entire face at night. I love Alpha Ettes specifically because it has lactic acid, which is an alpha hydroxy acid in it as well. So it prevents dryness of the skin.
Speaker 1: And a lot of people have reactions to retinal. I know if I start it, your skin kind of gets worse before it gets better. Stick with it maybe or stick with it
Speaker 2: Definitely. But what I tell my patients is that just use less. You only need a few jobs for your entire feast. If it’s still too irritating, then you can use it every other night.
Speaker 1: We’re in the habit of thinking more is better. More is better, right? No, no. And then finish it off with a moisturizer.
Speaker 2: So actually I don’t like to use a moisturizer at the same time on the same night as the retinol. So on the nights when you do not use the retinol, that’s when you can focus on a moisturizer.
Speaker 1: Any ingredients you want the moisturizer to have, or just simple as best
Speaker 2: Simple, but hyaluronic acid, ceramides, anything that can draw moisture into your skin to help seal it in overnight.
Speaker 1: Alright, last thing. Eye cream. Do we need it? Do we not need it? I hear both ways.
Speaker 2: So you don’t actually need an eye cream, but if you have a specific eye concern, like dark circles or puffiness, then you can choose an eye cream targeted to that concern. I specifically love the DEJ eye cream by revision specifically because of the applicator wand. So it makes it really seamless. You pump hair and you glide it along your eyelid so you can get it as close to the eye margin as possible. While I’m not getting it into your eye,
Speaker 1: Not going to help these check bags under my eyes. But anything we’ll take anything. Dr. Rodney, thank you so much for breaking it down for us. Don’t always believe everything you see on social media. Go to the professionals. Thank you so much Steven. I’m going to get you some of this eye cream over here.