If you’re an athlete or enjoy being active and exercising, it can cause you to have an unexpected soreness on your skin. Skin chafing can occur when your clothing or your skin rubs against your skin. The chafing can occur if your clothes are not fitting properly and the extra friction causes the painful condition.…
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes your immune system to attack healthy cells and tissue within your body. Your symptoms of lupus can be overwhelming and dramatically affect your quality of life. Cold weather is one thing that can trigger and worsen your symptoms of lupus. Cooler temperatures can take a toll on most…
How is winter treating you this year? According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac our winter temperatures will be much warmer and slightly drier than normal. Our coldest periods will be from mid-December, mid- and late January and mid – to late February. If you struggle with cold winter temperatures, this is good news for you.…
Happy New Year from our team at Medical Dermatology Specialists. We are proud and honored to enter into 2019 as a caring provider of our clinical research trials through our division of Advanced Medical Research. Through our Advanced Medical Research division, we are able to offer you the newest and most exciting treatments for issues…
Tis’ the season for lists. Most lists are comprised of things you want and don’t want as a gift during the holidays. How is you list coming along? It’s often easy to think of all of the things you want, but did you ever consider adding things that are unwanted to your list as well?…
Can you believe 2018 is almost over? We’re already in the middle of December and it seems like we were just putting the kids back in school after the summer. Where does time go? Sometimes, time can slip away from us and we don’t know what we’ve done. Do you feel that way about 2018?…
It’s December now, and the temperatures are dropping. Sometimes, all you want to do is hop in a hot bath and warm up to try to avoid the cold. However, if you have eczema, your skin problem could be worsened by your desire to soak in a bathtub filled with hot water. Additionally, baths filled…
There are many reasons you may have undergone breast surgery. Breast augmentation, reduction or cancer treatment are three possible reasons for this type of procedure. There are many types of surgery options available for breast cancer treatment. You can read more about the possible surgeries that may be used to remove breast cancer on the…
For most people, the mention of the words tumor or skin growth can cause alarm. However, not all tumors and skin growths need to strike you with fear. Lipoma is one such fatty tumor that is not cancerous and does not usually indicate future harm. If you notice skin growth or a tumor it’s important…
With the cooling temperatures approaching in November, sickness can approach as well. Do you find it ironic that the two descriptive words for when you’re sick have to do with temperature? “Cold” and “Fever” are two commonly used terms once sickness starts rolling in. Those two words can also describe a common sore that may…
