A suspicious mole is one of the first things that dermatologists tell you to look for if you’re worried about skin cancer. For those with fair skin, that’s easy — dark spots on the skin are easy to see. For those with darker skin, however,...
Skin cancer is an unfortunately common cancer — in fact, one in five Americans will develop skin cancer over the course of their lifetime, and over 5.4 million cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer are detected each year. Treatments for skin cancer range from simple excision...
Even with all the information and sunscreen available, many people still get sunburned. According to a 2010 survey from the CDC, more than 37 percent of American adults experienced a sunburn in that past year—most commonly in adults between the ages of 18 and 29.What...
It’s hard to prevent something—especially cancer—if you don’t know much about it. That’s why the month of May is all about raising awareness for melanoma, a type of skin cancer that is rare, but very serious.What Is Melanoma and How Is It Treated?Melanoma is only...
It happens to most people: you’re checking yourself out in the mirror, and you happen to notice a little brown fleck on your skin where you’re certain there wasn’t one before. It might just be a freckle; it might be a mole. Whatever it is,...
Melanoma, which was once assumed to be a disease of the elderly, is now commonly striking 20- and 30-somethings. More than 65 percent of melanoma diagnoses among young people and children from 2001 to 2011 were women. It’s now the most common cancer among 25...
It’s a struggle many men and women deal with on a daily basis: “How can I look my best without doing anything harmful to my body?” Of course, that’s a valid question with any crazy diet or fad supplement, but today we’re talking about damage...
As the winter months roll on, we tend to think less about UV protection than we do in the summer. We store away the sunscreen in the back of the medicine cabinet and think that going out on a cloudy or wintery day won’t do...
Thanks to technology being at our disposal, we no longer need to put up with imperfections like warts and moles. While it is almost impossible to have a perfect skin tone and maintain it for a lifetime, you will be glad to know that our...
Many patients pick a dermatologist based on a specific condition they are experiencing. It is important to first research the full list of services a dermatologist office offers. Otherwise you might be missing out on opportunities to improve the health of your skin, scalp, nails,...