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Category: Medical Dermatology

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Sunscreen News You Can Use Right Now

Think you’ll never get skin cancer? Think again—please. This year’s Skin Cancer Awareness Month comes on the heels of an ominous new prediction from the Journal of the American Medical Association.  A meta-analysis, which involves crunching a lot of...read more


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Should You Take Nutritional Supplements for Your Skin and Hair?

There are many reasons why vitamins and minerals are important in your diet, and many of them involve your skin. Today, your body will create millions of new skin cells. Tomorrow, it will create millions more. Each cell is...read more


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2020’s Scariest Skincare Hacks and What to Do Instead

Happy 2021! As 2020 rolled along, we noticed an uptick in TikTok and Instagram DIY skincare hacks—maybe all that time at home? While we’re all for DIY fun if it helps you take care of your skin, some of...read more


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What to Do About a Blackhead that Keeps Coming Back

Why is that blackhead back? You did everything you were supposed to do. You’ve extracted, exfoliated, and—tsk, tsk—picked and popped. But there it is again: that one blackhead that refuses to go away. And it’s a big one too.

You...read more


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Removing Moles is Not DIY — Here’s Why

During the pandemic, you—like many people—are probably trying out new things. That’s great! However, playing dermatologist should not be one of them. We have read with alarm that some people are attempting to remove moles, warts and other skin...read more


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Why It’s Important to Understand Diversity in Dermatology Care

Just as no two people have the same thumbprint, no two people have the same skin. Everyone’s skin is different. This is why the board-certified dermatologists at California Skin Institute customize skin care for each individual patient.

While there are...read more