This blog is a summary from an excellent manuscript published in Journal of American Medical Association Dermatology September. 2019: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/fullarticle/2751513 How big is the problem? As a Dermatologist, I am frequently approached by patients to prescribe “natural products” or “free...
Skin blog
Natural does not mean safe—The dirt on clean beauty products
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Diet and dermatology
Read More(Adapted from a two part series from Journal of American Academy of Dermatology—J Am Acad Dermatol 2014;71:1039.e1-12 and J Am Acad Dermatol 2014;71:1053.e1-16.) As Dermatologists, we often get asked about how diet can impact the skin. Unfortunately, there is...
The many faces of melanoma
Read MoreJAAD January 2019 Volume 80, Issue 1, Pages 178–188.e3 What do we know? Dermatologists have known that there are many clinical presentations for melanoma – that is, melanoma has many different faces. What we do not know is if this...
Why have you not heard of this special magic cream which I found online?
Read MoreThe global cosmeceuticals market was valued at USD 46.93 billion in 2017, and is expected to reach a value of USD 80.36 billion by 2023. There are always new creams every minute. It is almost impossible for anyone to keep up with it. The most likely reason why...
