While there has always been some cloudiness in the minds of most people between what is dermatitis and what is an allergy, studies show there is a relationship. If parents get hay fever or other allergies, it’s more likely their kids will have eczema, and then in their adult years will be more likely to …
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You may not know what a seborrheic keratosis is, much less how to spell it, but odds are you have one or many. Over 83 million Americans — that’s about one out of every four of us — have seborrheic keratoses (SKs). These are dark, crusty brown spots that are slightly raised and create slight …
Human skin tends to form spots. From freckles to sun spots, moles to actinic keratoses…to seborrheic keratoses. Some of those, actinic keratoses, for instance, merit keeping a close eye on because they can evolve into skin cancer. Others, such as seborrheic keratoses are generally harmless but universally despised because they’re ugly. At Musick Dermatology we …
If you have some dark, crusty brown spots that are slightly raised on your skin, you’re not alone. In fact, you have 83 million potential friends with that in common. That’s how many Americans have seborheic keratosis lesions. The growths are harmless, but ugly. In the past the only way to get rid of these …
Halloween’s over and you may have put the usual creepy spiders adorning most area porches out of your mind. But November’s a great time to take care of some other spiders, as in those coursing about on your legs. Spider veins. Ugh. Those purple, red, and blue clusters of web-like veins just under the surface …
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If you follow the aesthetic industry at all, you’ve probably caught some of the buzz surrounding the HydraFacial. Merging facials with exfoliation, chemical peels with healing serums, HydraFacial was winner of New Beauty’s 2015 “Best In-Office Treatment.” Dr. Musick offers the HydraFacial at his practice, and your face will love it! What is HydraFacial? The …
If you’re one of the many women who have less than long, dark eyelashes, you’re probably sick of applying mascara, eyeliner, and maybe even the occasional false eyelashes. What if there was a way to actually grow your eyelashes longer and thicker? No, you wouldn’t have to sell your soul to the devil. You’d simply …
Human skin and the sun’s ultraviolet rays aren’t all that friendly with each other. It’s something we all know when we get a burn when at a lake or out on the Mississippi or just outside hanging out on a warm August Illinois day. Sunscreens are our protector, helping ward off the damaging UV rays. …
Chemical peels aren’t a new thing. Cleopatra is thought to have been the first proponent of this skin improvement procedure, using sour milk as the peeling agent (lactic acid) to keep her world-ruling skin at its best. At Musick Dermatology, we provide peels from SkinCeuticals. They are mostly mild to moderate peels that we do …
