Skin Care Articles

What usually happens in order for a doctor to determine that a mole needs to be removed? Is it always biopsied first? Is it just biopsied sometimes? What determines if a mole needs to be biopsied versus just...

Eczema on your eyelid is called eyelid dermatitis. It usually happens because something touched your eyelid skin that you are allergic to or that was too harsh and irritating for your thin, eyelid skin. Eye...

What do you do when you are covered with mosquito bites or any bug bite? How do you get relief for the itch of bug bites and how do you help heal them? As a dermatologist who is well loved by the biting inse...

What is Scalp Eczema? Is scalp eczema common? These three scalp eczema conditions are very common so we see this all the time in the dermatology office. Many times, patients don’t even realize that their sc...

Dermatologic skin problems can cause blepharitis. This includes rosacea and seborrheic dermatitis. The condition can be mild or severe – chronic or occasional. Whether the cause of your blepharitis is seborr...

What credentials are important to administer the right skin care treatment for you? When you are worried about a skin problem, a dermatologist is the person with the most training, experience and expertise t...

The American Contact Dermatitis Society just announced the new, rising-star allergen. They do this annually for allergens that are causing more and more allergic reactions. For 2017, the winner is...... Alky...

Good hygiene is important for both your underpants as well as your skin to prevent infection and rashes.

For men, well-groomed facial hair is very fashionable right now. Fellas, a beard oil is a keen grooming trick to keep your beard soft and luxuriant, not scruffy.

Why is it bad to sleep in your makeup?? It's a question every makeup wearing person ponders on those nights when you're really exhausted and tempted to just roll into bed. But the answer becomes really clear...

The combination of certain natural plant compounds and UV rays cause a rash on the skin that is much like a burn. This is a phototoxic reaction. It is not an allergy, it is more like a sunburn. The redness and burning starts in a few hours after UV exposure, and gradually worsens.

Atopic dermatitis is getting its own biologic. It’s called Dupilumab (Dupixenet), an injection that impacts the immune dysfunction that drives atopic dermatitis. It will be a game changer just as others have been for arthritis, psoriasis etc.