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Skin and Cosmetic Surgery Blog

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Skin Cancer Risk Factors: Men vs. Women

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. More than 3.5 million skin cancers in over two million people are diagnosed annually. If an individual has experienced more than five sun burns in their lifetime, the chances of them developing melanoma doubles. Melanoma is the fifth most common cancer for […]

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Hair Dandruff: Causes, Prevention, Treatment

Dandruff is a common chronic scalp condition marked by itching and flaking of the skin on your scalp. Although dandruff isn’t contagious and is rarely serious, it can be embarrassing and sometimes difficult to treat. The good news is that dandruff usually can be controlled. Mild cases of dandruff may need nothing more than daily […]

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Melanoma in Children: Risks, Causes, Prevention

Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer, and the fifth most common cancer in men and seventh most common cancer in women. In the United States, the rate of melanoma is rising more rapidly than any other potentially preventable cancer. Recently, new findings that were published in the journal of Pediatrics reveals that […]

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How do UVA, UVB, and UVC Rays Affect Your Skin?

The sun emits three different types of wavelengths down to earth; UVA, UVB and UVC rays. UV radiation is a spectrum of light that penetrates the earth’s atmosphere and plays a huge part in premature skin aging, eye damage, and skin cancers. The radiate produces genetic mutations as a result of the skin’s cellular damage […]

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Treating Sunburn: Blisters, Skin Peeling

Sunburns are actually considered first-degree burns, and you’re fooling yourself if you think getting burnt every summer is a normal and safe seasonal occurrence. Sunburns are not only painful, look unattractive and inflict long-lasting wrinkle-inducing damage, but they are also dangerous and can cause life-threatening problems down the line. They are especially dangerous for children, […]

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Acne

Teenage Acne: Causes, Prevention, Treatment

Acne is the most common skin condition and is often mistaken to be an exclusively-teenage problem, along with a number of other myths. It’s important to realize that acne goes beyond the teenage years for many adults and there are right ways and wrong ways to treat it. Pimples, bumps, unsightly redness and pock scars […]

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Get Summer-Ready Legs without Varicose, Hair, Stretch Marks

Summer encourages leg revealing clothing, which is a reminder of all the imperfections that were hibernating in your winter-wear. Whether it’s unsightly leg veins, cellulite, stretch marks, sun spots, unwanted hair, or exercise-resistant fat, fixing the embarrassments is possible year round. It is important to provide patients with a variety of treatment options to eliminate […]

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Difference Between BCC, SSC & Melanoma Skin Cancer

There are many different bumps, moles, and marks that could develop on the skin and it is important to be able to differentiate between a dangerous sign and an innocuous freckle. Look through the following pictures warning signs that indicate certain marks on your body. With any suspicious marks, you should visit your dermatologist for […]

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How to Keep Hands and Feet Moisturized?

A person’s hands and feet arguably endure the most use throughout the day. Whether your feet are being stuffed into shoes and walking you several blocks in the city, or your hands are chopping and cooking up a meal for your family; hands and feet experience a lot in a person’s day-to-day routine. Over-washing, and […]

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Why You Need To Avoid the Sun Burn?

The summertime sun is one of our favorite things. The vitamin K that naturally makes you feel better and the beautiful glow pulls you out of hibernation and into the most relaxing time of the year. As the season comes to a close, it’s important to see what damage you’ve done and how well or […]

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Elderly Skincare Tips for Aging Skin

As people age, their skin naturally changes, whether it’s wrinkles, sun spots or varicose veins; the skin demands different treatment. The skin also becomes very susceptible to skin infection and skin disease, along with a slower healing process. The skin also injures easier, such as bruising because of decreased elasticity and tends to become thinner […]

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How to Improve Scalp Health?

Although dandruff is a typically harmless skin condition, it can be embarrassing and stop both men and women from wearing darker clothes in fear of their shedding. Dandruff is not a contagious condition, and most commonly only causes dry skin that flakes off into the rest of the hair and sometimes onto the shoulders of […]

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How Stress Affects Your Skin: Rashes, Bumps, Aging

Yes, it’s true; stress can cause skin problems. As if stress wasn’t bad enough, it has to make itself visible on the outside as well. Studies have linked a person’s emotional health and the negative factors of stress and anxiety to an increase in skin, hair or nail problems. Aside from starting dermatological problems, it […]

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Shingles: Causes, Prevention, Treatment

Shingles is caused by the herpes varicella zoster virus, the same virus that caused chickenpox. The chickenpox virus never leaves the body, even after symptoms are completely gone. Instead, the virus stays dormant (inactive) within the nervous system. When the virus reactivates, it causes uncomfortable and embarrassing shingles. Symptoms first appear to be flu-like, except […]

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Fingernail Health: Dimples, Spooning, Botched

Fingernails are true indicators of certain health and medical issues, as well as a healthy well-balanced diet. Nails themselves are made out of keratin, which is the same substance the body uses to make hair and the top most layer of skin. Where the nail meets the skin is the cuticle, as most pedicured women […]

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Freckles on Face: Causes, Prevention, Removal

Not everyone needs to practice the same level of skin protection. Certain skin types are at greater risk for developing sun damage and even skin cancer. There are six different types of skin identified by the Skin Cancer Foundation, and knowing which category you fall into can greatly improve your skin protection routine and chances […]

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Morning vs. Night Facial Skin Care Routine

Skin care is important around the clock, but the skin has different needs at different points of the day. Whether you’ve just woken up, walking out of the gym, are going out to dinner with friends or are lying down for bed; your skin has specific needs that are dependent on the situation. Every morning […]

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Meditate For Clearer Skin

How Does Meditation Affects Your Skin?

Pimples, acne and blemishes all arise from blocked pores and stresses hormones, especially during puberty, a time when the body is constantly adjusting and readjusting itself until it finds the right balance. Meditating is a way to find that needed balance. It has often been thought of as sitting Indian style with palms up and […]

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Special Care Of Teenage Skin

What is the Best Skincare for Teenage Skin?

Teenage years bring on challenges as children move into adolescents and eventually develop in adulthood. During these major shifts, hormone levels rise, bodies change and skin reacts in a variety of ways. For some teens only the occasional pimple or blemish are inconveniences, however for others, breakouts go beyond a zit or two and they […]

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