While you might tend to think of hot days, beaches, and tanned skin during the summer months as something to look forward to every year, your dermatologist would likely disagree. Tanned skin is actually the equivalent of damaged skin cells that could potentially lead to melanoma — one of the most aggressive and deadly types […]

Your skin is the largest organ in your body and it can tell you a lot about your overall health. Not only does it act as a protective barrier but also it aids in temperature control. The skin can additionally be considered as a major indicator of serious health conditions that are not just problems […]

There are a lot of misconceptions that people have in the proper application of sunscreen lotions. The proper use of sunscreens is essential to avoiding sunburns, skin cancer and premature skin aging. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer, and malignant melanoma is a skin cancer that is one of the most deadly […]

Aging is a natural process that we must all go through, and it can be disheartening and humbling to see the changes that occur over the years. One of the most common changes to the skin that occurs during aging is the appearance of age spots. These show up as brown or black round dots […]

Being diagnosed with skin cancer can trigger some fearful emotions. But as long as you detect the presence of skin cancer early, the chances of eliminating it without further complications are greatly increased. There are many types of skin cancer and it is reported that twenty percent of individuals in the US are likely to […]

When you decide to take up an athletic activity, the normal rate of exposure to germs is greatly increased, and there are many opportunities for skin conditions and infections to occur. Sweating, showering and changing in shared spaces, and the increased physical contact in many sports, are all things that can aggravate or spread dermatological […]

Rosacea is a skin condition that causes a reddish discoloration and swelling reaction in the skin of the face, forehead and chin, but it may also affect other areas of the body.  Many people each year become afflicted, and former president Bill Clinton was known to suffer from this ailment. This condition can become chronic […]

Aging is a normal part of life and a process we all obviously go through, but did you know that your body replaces millions and millions of dead cells with new cells every day? That’s your body at work and it needs good, healthy food to feed that cell regeneration process. But sometimes we need […]

Exercise has great benefits for your whole body, but it also has fabulous benefits for your skin. Our skin tends to relinquish some of its vibrancy and to become more wrinkled as we age, but regular exercise can reverse these effects. How can exercise improve your skin health?  Exercising regularly helps to increase the circulation […]

With the lack of jobs, incessant bills, and the difficult future we seem to be heading toward as a society, stress is an inevitable part of modern day life. It affects us in many deleterious ways. One of the most common examples that stress can have on your body is when it shows up on […]