If you’re a woman, odds are you’re familiar with cellulite. This dimpling on the thighs and backside affects over 90% of women, even if you’re incredibly fit. What’s equally frustrating is that there seems to be nothing you can do about it! There have been many creams, salves, and procedures that claim to reverse the […]
Shaving would not be on anyone’s list of favorite pastimes. Well, maybe your 15-year-old son doing it for the first time, but he’ll get over that soon enough! Regardless of sex or age, the prospect of taking a sharp piece of metal and dragging it across your face, legs, or armpits seems somewhat barbaric. Of […]
Eczema isn’t unusual in infants — about one in five babies have eczema. But, being oblivious little tykes, they don’t know any better, and they usually outgrow it in a few years. A far smaller percentage of adults, only around three percent, get eczema and it’s an itchy, scratchy pain that can linger. Dr. Musick […]
Official newsletter Quarterly Newsletter Spring 2018 Spring Clean and Find a Fresh Look ! Now is a great time to take inventory of your cosmetics and replenish anything that is past its prime! Over time, makeup expires which causes separation, color changes and bacterial growth. How do we know what to keep and what to […]
In the Midwest, we’re familiar with moles tunneling about under our lawns, leaving those telltale raised paths. You may be less familiar with the moles on your skin. Human skin tends to grow various skin lesions: moles, freckles, skin tags, benign lentigines, and seborrheic keratoses. While the vast majority of moles are harmless (unlike the […]
While you may have learned a song about learning your ABCs where you were in elementary school, now that you’re an adult there’s another ABC reference you need to be aware of — the signs of skin cancer. It’s easy to assume that since we’re not exactly near a beach here next to the Mississippi […]
When your child breaks out all over in a blistery, itchy red rash, there’s a good chance it’s the chicken pox. Chicken pox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, and although it’s typically a childhood disease, people who have not contracted it as a child can suffer from it in adulthood as well. Chicken pox […]
Many people suffer from acne problems, wrinkles, age spots or skin discoloration. After countless tries at topical creams and other treatment methods, reducing the visual signs of fine lines and other imperfections may seem impossible. Thanks to new advancements in dermatology, both men and women can now enjoy flawless skin. Intense pulsed light (IPL) therapy is […]
While it’s bad enough to be told your roof is too old and you need new shingles, it’s worse to be told you have the varicella-zoster virus, aka “shingles.” Shingles is a skin disease that can be exceedingly painful. If you had chicken pox when you were little, you could get shingles when you’re older. […]
Do you have a confident teenager? That confidence can quickly vanish when they see the beginnings of a breakout on their face. The next sound you could hear is the closing of a bedroom door that could stay closed until the breakout runs its course. Acne is the bane of pretty much every teenager. But […]
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