When we think about chemotherapy, many of us think of intravenous medications for the treatment of cancer that result in difficult side effects such as hair loss and nausea. While these medications can be highly effective, they’re also hard on the body.
Much like our preconceived chemotherapy associations, topical chemotherapy targets and destroys cancer or precancerous cells, but it doesn’t lead to hair loss or sickness in the same way. Whi... 
Hormones are easy to blame for a world of issues — particularly for women and teenagers. With acne, it’s no different. For many teenage boys and girls, women of all ages, or men taking specific supplements, hormones could be the source of your acne problem.
Teenage breakouts are likely due to an increase of androgens (like testosterone) which results in the growth of oil glands and increases oil production. Women, while your teenage years brin... 
Change is a natural part of pregnancy. Your body is changing, your family is changing, and your life will change to accommodate the arrival of this new little person.
While newly pregnant women know to visit their OB/GYN right away to prepare for the changes their body and baby will experience, many forget to consult their dermatologist.
As your body adapts, your skin feels the effects. You may develop pregnancy acne, pregnancy stretch marks,... 
You finally scheduled your annual skin exam.
Maybe you have a friend or family member recently diagnosed with skin cancer. Suddenly, you realize, “I’ve never had my skin checked!” or “I missed my last annual exam!”
Or you have a spot on your skin that looks suspicious, and you’re tired of worrying, so you might as well get a skin check.
Even if you haven’t been to the dermatologist in years (or ever), you’ve taken a vital s... 
Parenting is an endless journey of deciding what time is the right time to do what – and skincare is no different.
For most parents, three primary questions come to mind when they start thinking about their child’s skincare:
How soon should I bring my child to the dermatologist?
What skin problems are they susceptible to and when do I need to be on the lookout for those issues?
Is skin cancer in kids something I need to worry ... 
Have you noticed a pink, scaly spot on your skin that never seems to go away?
If so, it’s time to visit your dermatologist, as you could be experiencing the first signs of actinic keratoses. Although it’s not dangerous on its own, it’s a warning sign of the potential for skin cancer in the future.
Actinic keratoses are one of the most common issues we see in the dermatology clinics. It’s evidence that the skin has had too much sun expos... 
You’ve been covering up that flat, brown spot on your face for a while now, but will it ever go away? Is it a sunspot or is it something worse?
Many people start to notice darker spots develop on their skin as they age. While some of these spots are a natural part of aging, other spots could be precancerous. If you’ve noticed dark spots surfacing on your face, chest, and arms, you may be dealing with sunspots.
What Are Sunspots?
“Sunsp... 
Wrinkles. Sunspots. Sun damaged skin.
If you’ve thought about these skin issues (and how to prevent them), than you’ve thought about photoaging.
Many people are concerned with photoaging skin before they even know what it means. In fact, 30-40% of our patients come in to talk to us about photoaging – they just talk about it different terms:
How should I be taking care of my skin?
How do I prevent or treat wrinkles and age spots? ... 
We’ve all heard the term “athlete’s foot,” but do you actually know what it is?
Athlete’s foot is a fungal infection on the feet. Think of mold growing on your foot (that’s the basic concept!) and just as mold continues to spread unless you treat it correctly, athlete’s foot continues to grow on your skin.
As the fungus grows, it causes a scaly dermatitis that can itch, sting, and burn. If left untreated, this fungal skin infection ... 
We’ve all had our share of whiteheads and blackheads.
They seem to pop up out of nowhere, leaving us struggling to make them disappear as quickly as they arrived – but it’s usually not quite that easy. No one wants them, but until you understand what causes whiteheads and blackheads, it’s hard to know how to treat them.
What are whiteheads and what makes them different than blackheads or other types of acne?
More importantly, how do we... 