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What Increases Your Risk For Skin Cancer?

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According to the American Cancer Society, the survival rate for someone who is diagnosed with skin cancer in the first stage can be as high as 97 percent. The survival rate decreases as it progresses. Therefore, it is important that the disease is detected in its earliest stages. To help you with early detection, here is what you need to know: Who Is at Risk?   Anyone can develop skin cancer, but there are groups of people who are at a greater risk of developing the disease.

6 July 2017

Understanding Dysplastic Mole Difficulties

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If you have made an appointment with a dermatologist to have several moles, or nevi, checked on your body, then you may hear your doctor talking about a dysplastic nevus. Keep reading to understand what this term means and also to understand what your doctor may want to do about it. What Is A Dysplastic Nevus? The term dysplastic is used to describe a mole that is different than a normal mole. Doctors sometimes call them atypical or abnormal as well.

26 April 2017

5 Ways That Honey Can Help With Dermatological Issues

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You may associate honey with the hearty sweetness it contributes to beverages and baked goods. You may not have been aware of the fact that honey also contributes many helpful benefits to the skin. If you are suffering from any of a variety of different mild dermatological conditions, rubbing a bit of honey onto your skin might clear up the issue. The following are five health benefits honey can bring to your skin:

17 March 2017

What You Should Know About Mohs Surgery

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Skin cancer is becoming very common. In fact, approximately 3.3 million people are treated for skin cancer every year. So it is something that many people have to deal with. If skin cancer is caught early, there is a very good success rate for surgeries that cut the cancer out of the skin. It can be sort of nerve racking to think of going trough a surgery, but skin cancer surgery is not that bad.

10 March 2017

The 411 On Hyperpigmentation

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Eating well, exercising, and visiting your doctor regularly are important steps to live a healthy, happy life. However, many conditions can affect you even when following these simple tasks to live a healthy lifestyle. If you have developed dark patches on various parts of your skin, you may have hyperpigmentation. While this skin condition is not life threatening, it can affect your appearance and self-esteem. With this guide, you will understand hyperpigmentation and learn how to restore your skin back to a more appealing state.

3 March 2017

Menopause Treatment: Three Treatment Solutions For Hot Flashes

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It's an inevitable part of life. Sooner or later, all women will go through menopause. While some women experience little symptoms, some women experience an unbearable amount of symptoms during the last 1 to 2 years of perimenopause. Hot flashes are one of the most common complaints of women going through menopause. The constant and persistent periods filled with intense heat, sweating, and warm skin can feel rather uncomfortable. If you're seeking menopause treatment that can target hot flashes, consider the 3 solutions mentioned below.

2 March 2017

4 Tips For Recovery Following MOHS Surgery

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Mohs surgery is a special surgical procedure which is used to treat and hopefully cure skin cancer patients. The surgery involves removing multiple layers of skin, which means that patients may have an open wound or a skin graft that needs to be bandaged following the surgery. If you are about to undergo this procedure, your doctor will likely provide you with some advice, but here are four additional tips that should help you stay on top of the situation.

28 February 2017

Got Ringworm? Learn How To Treat This Skin Condition At Home

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Ringworm is a scaly rash that presents itself in a circular, or ring-like, pattern, giving it its name. The fungus that causes the rash, trichophyton rubrum, is the same fungus that is responsible for athlete's foot and jock itch. As such, treatment is the same for all of these conditions. If you have ringworm, you will want to treat the condition as it is extremely contagious. While there are many over-the-counter products you can buy to treat it, there are also a few at home remedies to kill the fungus and wipe the rash out.

27 February 2017