Five Things You Should Know About Facial Redness

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Despite its association with passion, love, and vibrancy the color red is not what most people want to see on their faces when they look in the mirror. Redness on your face develops from inflammation and from dilated tiny blood vessels right at the surface of your skin. Sometimes the redness can be sudden, whereas other times it can develop slowly over many years. Here are five things your should know about facial redness and what to do about it. Continue reading Five Things You Should Know About Facial Redness

R U TAKING UR MEDS?

Are you taking your medications? Probably not.

In a recent dermatology study, a mere 50% of adults and 30% of children were still using their medications 8 weeks after they were prescribed.

But what if I sent you a text to remind you? Would you be more likely to take your meds or use your creams?

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How to Get Into Dermatology: A Life Hack

surgeon.jpgDermatologists love to cite that the most difficult specialty to get into is dermatology. There is no way to prove this and of course other specialties such as Plastic and Orthopaedic Surgery are also highly competitive. Continue reading How to Get Into Dermatology: A Life Hack

Toasted Skin Syndrome (No, I’m Not Making This Up)

Sometimes patients think that I am just making up diagnoses. This is a classic example. Continue reading Toasted Skin Syndrome (No, I’m Not Making This Up)

Popular Alternative Therapy For Psoriasis Performs No Better Than Placebo

Of the estimated 7 million Americans diagnosed with psoriasis, about half will use complementary or alternative medicine therapies to treat their skin. Continue reading Popular Alternative Therapy For Psoriasis Performs No Better Than Placebo

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