Summer means time outdoors, but it can also mean painful sunburns if we aren’t careful with our skin. While the best defense for a sunburn is a good offense (don’t let your skin burn in the first place), burns can and do happen throughout the summer months. Sunburns...
It is no secret that women have it harder. First, we get monthly periods well before we need them. Then, we go through pregnancy with its hormone spikes, body stretching, and delivering an entire human being out of a tiny opening. Just as we are trying to...
Pregnancy is supposed to be a magical time full of hope and wonder. For some people, it is also full of pimples and cysts. Hormone changes responsible for creating a human being can also activate pathways that cause breakouts. In some cases, women suffered...
Acne breakouts have a huge, negative impact on body image and self esteem. Even after the pimples and cysts are gone, many patients are left with scarring that continues to affect their quality of life. The good news is that technology continues to advance...
For most of us, somewhere between the ages of 25 and 35 is the sweet spot. It is when the very first fine lines have begun to appear but have not yet had the chance to develop into full fledged, deep set wrinkles. We used to notice these lines only when we made...
Ah, summer! Endless sunny days lounging on the beach and warm sultry nights out on the town. Or, if you’re like the rest of us New Yorkers, oppressive heat radiating from the sidewalks, stifling close-quartered subway commutes, and profuse unabating...
