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Researchers in Brazil say a cream containing caffeine may make women’s thighs smaller. It makes for a nice headline, except: It was not clear from a news release on the study if the work was a true experiment, with a control group and subjects randomly getting the treatment or a placebo. Whether caffeine banishes cellulite is less clear. . . . → Read More: Can a Caffeine Cream Banish Cellulite? At a recent dermatology meeting Dr. Christopher Zachary, a well know cosmetic and laser dermatologist and department chair, warned that the dermatology profession risks losing its credibility by promoting devices that just don’t work. Zachary cautioned doctors to be wary about purchasing devices that are popular but unproven. In buying a new laser, doctors “can spend $200,000 . . . → Read More: Dermatology Chair Warns of Unproven Cosmetic Devices It is a widely held belief that moles or nevi change during pregnancy. However, there is no convincing evidence to support this. There are many changes that happen to a woman’s skin when she is pregnant. She may develop melasma, brown splotches on her face, or linea nigra, brown pigmentation on her belly. She may also . . . → Read More: Skin Care Myths: It’s Normal for Moles to Change During Pregnancy What is MRSA? MRSA is a type of staph bacteria that is resistant to methicillin, an anti-staph antibiotic. MRSA is a particularly virulent strain that can cause a life threatening infection, especially in frail or immunocompromised patients. It is more common than we thought; data from the CDC showed that there were about 94,000 cases of MRSA in the US in 2005 with over 18,000 deaths, more than from AIDS. Continue reading MRSA, the Staph Superbug Would You Like 10,000 or 20,000 Watts? ‘Tis the season for indoor tanning. Even some of my most educated, sophisticated patients think that a “little” sun tan is better than having “pasty white” skin. It isn’t. One 2002 study by researchers at Dartmouth Medical School found indoor tanners were 2.5 times as likely to get squamous cell carcinoma . . . → Read More: Indoor Tanning Increases Your Risk of Cancer |
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