Leave your bandage on until tomorrow. It is best to remove the bandage at the end of your shower so the adhesive will come off more easily. Always change a bandage if it gets wet from the shower or…

What to arrange in advance: Post operatively you may need to limit your range of motion in the area of the surgery to minimize risk of stretching the scar or causing stitches to pop out. Please plan accordingly. After…

Prior to your surgical procedure, please find a list of our recommendations below. Avoid alcohol consumption the week prior to your procedure. Stop all alternative, homeopathic treatments including garlic, ginkgo, licorice extracts, fish oil and vitamin E doses over…

Based on their mechanism of action, topical sunscreens can be broadly classified into two groups, chemical absorbers and physical blockers. Chemical absorbers work by absorbing ultraviolet (UV) radiation and can be further differentiated by the type of radiation they…

The most important part of our job, as dermatologists, is early detection of skin cancer. We encourage our patients to perform self-examinations frequently, bring suspicious growths to our attention and come in for a full body skin examination annually.…

Seborrheic Keratoses are benign, non-cancerous, skin growths that may develop anywhere on the skin. They are typically brown or even black in color. They appear pasted or stuck on, are rough in texture, often being mistaken for warts. There…

Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic, relapsing and usually mild inflammatory skin disorder affecting the scalp, face, and torso. Typically, seborrheic dermatitis presents with scaly, flaky, itchy, and red skin. It particularly affects the sebaceous gland-rich areas of skin. In…

Scabies is an itchy, contagious infestation caused by mites that burrow under the skin. Little red bumps develop in the skin folds, between the fingers, around the belt line and in the genital region. It is transmitted by close…

Psoriasis is a chronic, non-curable, common relapsing and remitting immune mediated systemic disease characterized by red, scaly plaques. These skin lesions may vary in severity from localized patches to complete body coverage with nail and joint involvement (psoriatic arthritis).…

Pityriasis Rosea (PR) is a very common rash caused by a virus. It is unclear as to how this virus is transmitted, and it does not appear to be contagious. It is most common during the spring and fall.…