Most people wouldn’t skip a yearly physical or a dental cleaning — yet the annual skin exam, one of the simplest cancer screenings in all of medicine, is the one appointment that never makes it onto the calendar. It takes about fifteen minutes, requires no...
You did your time with breakouts as a teenager — so why is acne back in your 30s or 40s? Adult acne is far more common than most people realize, especially in women, and it rarely responds to the same products that worked (or didn’t) in high school. Here’s...
The ABCDEs of melanoma are a simple framework for identifying suspicious moles: Asymmetry, Border irregularity, Color variation, Diameter over 6mm, and Evolving size, shape, or color. If a mole shows any of these signs, it’s time to schedule a skin evaluation....
Eczema and psoriasis are both chronic inflammatory skin conditions that can cause red, itchy, and scaly patches — but they are different diseases with different causes and different treatments. Eczema (atopic dermatitis) is typically triggered by an overactive immune...
