Can I Use Dry Ice To Remove A Wart?

You can use dry ice to remove a wart only if you’re a doctor with experience removing warts. This is something you shouldn’t try at home. You could cause scarring.
Warts are small growths on the skin that are caused by one of about 60 different types of the human papillomavirus (HPV). Not all warts are [...]

Is Poison Oak Contagious?

Can poison oak spread from one person to another? After you have showered and washed with soap and water, can you spread it by touching the infected area?
The myths and misinformation about poison oak, poison ivy and poison sumac sometimes seem more commonplace than the plants themselves. That may be because so many people have [...]

What Is A Staph Infection And How Can A Person Get It?

Staph (pronounced staff) is short for staphylococcus, a bacterium. You may be surprised to hear all the ways that you can become infected and the variety of ailments caused by the different types of staph bacteria.
Some kinds of staphylococci are everywhere around us. They’re sometimes found in the nostrils, on the skin and occasionally in [...]

Rosacea Treatment - Causes And Cures

So, you are in your 40s, your face is breaking out again and it’s driving you crazy. You are not alone. Nearly 13 million Americans suffer not from acne but from rosacea — a chronic inflammatory skin condition that is characterized by redness, small bumps and pustules on the cheeks, chin, nose and forehead. It [...]

Wintertime Skin Care Tips

Outdoor exposure and frequent showering during the cold winter months can dry and crack the skin.
Antibacterial soaps have become a staple of many a household in recent years, but their use during the winter months can cause more harm than good. These soaps, which may be fine in the dripping humidity of August, begin to [...]

Sunscreen - Are You Using It Right?

Sunscreen. Experts say it’s one of the best things you can do to help prevent skin cancer, and it is especially helpful if you start making a habit of it in childhood.
Most people know about the benefits of sunscreen, but not everyone knows that they may not be using it right–until they get a sunburn. [...]

Erasing The Scars Of Acne

Pimples may be the source of jokes during the teenage years, but anyone who’s had severe acne knows that it’s no laughing matter. For many people, the scars of acne linger long after the pimples have cleared up. Those scars can not only be physically disfiguring, but can also cause psychological distress each time a [...]

How To Help Your Child Deal With Acne

Remember how awful it could be–the self-consciousness, the mood swings, the longings, the embarrassment of acne flare-ups? Puberty and the teen years are hard enough under the best of circumstances. Add an even moderately bad case of acne into this volatile emotional mix, and, for some children, you have serious problems.
“It’s important that treatment be [...]

Even The Skin Is Affected During Pregnancy

When I was pregnant, the most noticeable change in my skin was the dark line that ran through the center of my basketball-size stomach from the belly button to the pubic bone. It was very straight, natural looking, and, as it turned out, completely common.
But the appearance of this dark line (or hyperpigmented linea nigra, [...]

How Is Adult Acne Treated?

“I can’t believe I still have acne.”
Wilma F. Bergfeld, MD, regularly hears this lament from dismayed patients who haven’t been to a high school dance since Jimmy Carter was president. “Adult acne is often denied, but it exists, it’s important, and it’s worthy of treating,” says Dr. Bergfeld, section head of clinical research in the [...]