I love September! To me, Back-to-school means clean notebooks, new horizons and the memory of a fresh box of Crayolas. My excitement is just another in a long list of quirks that my children find perplexing and irritating. I somehow haven’t completely transmitted the enthusiasm my own parents had for the start of the school […]
If you haven’t been to Iceland yet, chances are you know at least a dozen people who have taken the short flight to Reykjavik and spent a few days among the volcanoes, glaciers and geysers. Last year more than 2 million tourists went to the Island of Fire and Ice with many of them taking […]
Are you reluctant to undergo a skin biopsy because of the potential for a scar? We have good news. There is a new, non-invasive melanoma detection method to check suspicious dark moles. Read the story below by Dr. Maral Skelsey and learn more about DermTech, a “bladeless biopsy.” Catch More, Cut Less. A Breakthrough In Melanoma […]
Have you ever been concerned about a dark mole on your skin, only to be told by your dermatologist that it’s not a mole but a seborrheic keratosis? We might tell you not to worry about it, but did you get a good explanation of what they are? A seborrheic keratosis (SK) is a very […]
A patient recently came to the office concerned about a new dark mole on her leg. During her full body skin examination, I noticed a pink bump on her back. I asked her about it and she said it was a bug bite that was taking a long time to heal. Because of the appearance […]
Hyperhidrosis is a medical condition that causes excessive sweating that is not necessarily related to heat or exercise. Messages from your brain usually tell your body when to produce sweat, either to keep you cool in warm temperatures or as a reaction to anxiety. However, with hyperhidrosis, excessive sweating occurs regardless of the physical or […]
According to the 2017 National Diabetes Statistics Report there are 30.3 million people with diabetes (9.4% of the US population) including 23.1 million people who are diagnosed and 7.2 million people (23.8%) undiagnosed. Patients with diabetes are more susceptible to skin infections, especially on the feet and on the skin of the ear. More than […]
Sun exposure can cause discoloration of the skin as well as roughness and wrinkling. This damaged skin can be repaired to a large degree with a variety of rejuvenating treatments. One of the methods that restores the skin’s natural beauty without significant downtime is a chemical peel. Peels are a great way to brighten the […]
In addition to wonderful memories, summer can leave behind unwanted darkening of the skin. Persistent hyper-pigmentation of the face, called Melasma, occurs on the cheeks, bridge of nose, forehead, upper lip and occasionally the forearms. It is similar in appearance to age spots, but the dark patches cover a larger area. Melasma occurs in all […]
Hair loss is one of the most complicated issues in Dermatology. There are numerous potential causes including auto-immune conditions, hormonal abnormalities, nutritional deficiencies, malignancies and heredity. In addition to the challenges of establishing a diagnosis, the remedies are neither fool-proof nor universally beneficial. Unlike many other areas in medicine, studies on hair growth medications and […]
