The Other Age Spots
On a daily basis, I see a contrast of patients. Some who take great care of their skin and some who do not. You have the typical patient who is dedicated to sun protection, diligent topical use and...
View ArticleNew Hope for Keratosis Pilaris
It looks like red gravel or plucked chicken skin. It most commonly shows up on the back of the arms but can also bump its way onto the legs, thighs and rear end. If you don’t suffer from keratosis...
View ArticleWeathering Fabric Allergies
I’ve always enjoyed the change of seasons not least because I just love the clothes. As soon as the phone book-sized fashion magazines arrive in mid-August, I start yearning for fall fashions...
View ArticleThe Urgency of HPV Immunization
In my earlier years, the worst STD we could possibly imagine getting was genital herpes. To our minds, syphilis and gonorrhea were old school, prehistoric, pre-penicillin infections earmarked for...
View ArticleWarts & All
Last week’s posting about genital warts got me to thinking about warts in general. Most people know that warts (aka varruccas) are caused by a virus – the human papillomavirus (HPV) to be precise –...
View ArticleApps On Skin
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a real tech head. I love mechanical devices of all sorts and I’ve always had a knack for gadgets. Personally, my choosing to specialize in dermatology when I did...
View ArticlePore You
Now is the time to clear up some of the myths out there about pores. Aside from medical folk and skin care professionals, very few people actually know what a pore is, let alone understand what it...
View ArticleWhat To Know About B.O.
When it comes to being protected from odors most foul, we truly live in a privileged era. However, the pendulum has swung too far in the other direction to the point now that we freak out at even the...
View ArticleCallus Behavior
Our bodies keep score. Every day we live and everything we do – from the food we eat, to the sleep we get (or don’t), to the stress we manage (or don’t) – are going to have an impact somehow, somewhere...
View ArticleThe Chickenpox-Shingles Infection Connection
Ah, the dreaded childhood viral infection, chickenpox. As a parent, it makes me itch just writing about it. Chickenpox is a viral infection in which a person develops extremely itchy blisters all over...
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