Skin Care Articles

facial cortisone usage
How Long Is It Safe to Use Cortisone on the Face?

By Cynthia Bailey MD

It's NOT Safe to Use Cortisone on the Face Indefinitely. Hello Dr. Bailey, I've been reading your columns about rosacea and have ordered your Green Tea Antioxidant Skin Therapy You mentioned using Locoid Oi...

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how to treat sebaceous hyperplasia
Dermatologist Tips to Treat Sebaceous Hyperplasia

By liz pires

Sebaceous hyperplasia papules are common.  I often see them as an incidental finding on a facial skin exam. They are decorative proliferations of what was once a microscopic and invisible oil gland, now enla...

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best men's skin care for clogged pores and acne
Best Men’s Skin Care for Clogged Pores and Acne

By Cynthia Bailey MD

Finding the best men's skin care for clogged pores acne continues to be important for men well beyond their teen years. That's because testosterone and pores have a direct and powerful relationship. Testoste...

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can fluorescent light damage skin
Can Fluorescent Light Damage Skin?

By Cynthia Bailey MD

Can fluorescent light damage skin and cause hyperpigmentation, wrinkles or even skin cancer? It's a reasonable question. That light bulb that’s supposed to be good for the planet and your electricity bill ma...

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skin care tips for dry, cracked gardener's hands
Skin Care Tips for Dry, Cracked Gardener’s Hands

By Cynthia Bailey MD

At this point in the summer, there are a lot of gardeners with dry, cracked hands and fingers etched with the stains of plants and garden soil. It’s a seasonal ritual, but that literal "green thumb" doesn’t ...

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workout bacne
How to Get Rid of Back Acne (Bacne)

By Cynthia Bailey MD

You need to know how to get rid of back acne (bacne) if you have it because it can scar and leave pigmented marks called post inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Back acne is also a stubborn skin problem that c...

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smooth summer legs
How to Get Smooth Summer Legs

By Cynthia Bailey MD

Having satiny soft smooth summer legs is easy - and it's not a matter of chance. Whether you’re planning to wear a simple pair of summer capris or a leg-baring and movie-star-worthy sun dress, you’ll want t...

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advice for treating poison oak and ivy
Dermatologist’s Advice for Treating Poison Oak and Poison Ivy

By Cynthia Bailey MD

How Do You Treat Poison Oak and Poison Ivy? This last month, I had two little boys in my dermatology office, one right after the other, with poison oak. It’s a seasonal ritual around here, and a reminder to...

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how to treat highly sensitive skin from rosacea dermatologist's tips
How to Treat Highly Sensitive Skin from Rosacea

By Cynthia Bailey MD

How to treat highly sensitive skin from rosacea is a question I am often asked by rosacea sufferers who are desperate to find relief from this horrible skin problem. I received this exact question from a rea...

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can emotional stress cause skin cancer
Can Emotional Stress Cause Skin Cancer?

By Cynthia Bailey MD

Can stress cause skin cancers like melanoma? This is quite a question, isn't it? Especially since a scientific study just took a look at it and came up with a fascinating connection. Yes, there is a connecti...

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celebrities with rosacea
Celebrities with Rosacea

By Cynthia Bailey MD

Rosacea has come out of the closet and there are many celebrities that you know who struggle with rosacea!  If you have rosacea, you’re in good company. More than 16 million people in the United States have ...

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Best Clarisonic Skin Cleansing System
What's So Great About the Clarisonic?

By Cynthia Bailey MD

We are often asked - "So what's so great about the Clarisonic?" Well, recently our office team, including myself, had the special privilege to attend a professional Clarisonic training led by their Sales Man...

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