If you're like most people, when January 1st rolls around, you've got quite a bit going on. Final holiday celebrations might still be on the calendar, college bowl games are on TV, and you've got that list of resolutions to attend to. We're going to suggest you add one more item to that list—and make …
Now that Houston is looking to get back into the routine as we move into fall and winter, we recommend a thorough skin check and finding out how to repair summer skin damage. The importance of skin checks The sun damages skin, and there's no way around it. Aside from the way sun-damaged skin looks, …
How men can protect themselves from life-threatening skin cancer. It’s the first day of vacation, and you and your buddies are beginning an awesome week at the lake. Everybody’s taking their shirts off to soak up the sun between dives into the cool water. It’s a great way to spend the day, right? Wrong. The …
Plus: Why not all sunscreens are created equal. Applying sunscreen before leaving to spend time outdoors could be as common-place as brushing one’s hair or remembering to pick up your wallet and keys. Unfortunately, often it’s not, and this simple oversight leads to many new cases of skin cancer and other cases of sun damaged …
A diagnosis of skin cancer is no laughing matter. Whether it's common basal cell carcinoma or resistant melanoma, the condition must be promptly addressed. Mohs skin cancer surgery is the treatment that Houston-based DermSurgery Associates recommends for most patients. May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, so this is a good time to learn a little …
The Important Benefits of an Annual Skin Check We can discover a lot about the health of the skin when we conduct a thorough skin check. Its condition can reflect what’s happening throughout your body. As a living part of our bodies, our skin is susceptible to many of the cellular issues that can affect …
April is National Cancer Control Month, a period during our busy year when the attention turns to combatting and overcoming this disease. According to researchers, more than 550,000 Americans die each year in the United States from one or another form of this disease. Although skin cancers don't account for a large percentage of the …
No one plans to get skin cancer. Like with most other serious conditions, we go through life never really giving much thought to our skin and what's happening to it. This is why the American Cancer Society heavily promotes Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month every May. Important skin cancer facts While skin cancers usually …
Winter is finally winding down, and many folks are already busy planning their summer vacations. In most cases, those vacations will involve a lot of sun, and unfortunately it's the sun that is responsible for the majority of skin cancer cases. DermSurgery Associates of Houston wants to remind you to be safe in the sun: …
The more we learn about skin cancer, the more we understand how important early detection is. Starting in March 2017 and ending May 31, 2017, residents in and around The Woodlands, Texas, will have access to free limited skin cancer screenings performed the first Thursday of every month at DermSurgery Associates' office in The Woodlands. …