November is Healthy Skin Awareness Month, and it's a good time to refresh your awareness of a deadly skin cancer called melanoma and how moles on your skin can signal the onset of this disease. Most people have at least 10 moles on their bodies. Moles in and of themselves are not a cause for …
It’s Valentine’s Month, an awesome opportunity to nurture yourself and the special people in your life! It’s easy to get caught up in the new year tackling your to-do list and working on ambitious resolutions, but what better way is there to show you care than to cultivate healthy habits for yourself and those you …
What works and what doesn't From med spas to mall kiosks, there is an endless supply of “experts” out there with ideas about how you should care for your skin. How is a person to know what works, what’s safe and who to trust? Your skin is the largest organ in your body, responsible protecting …
Internationally renowned Houston dermatology and Mohs Surgery expert Leonard Goldberg, M.D. is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He founded DermSurgery Associates on the belief that patients should be provided with the best care possible from a caring and knowledgeable team. Collectively, their expert staff of 18 highly-trained doctors has more than 250 …
As the Houston area heads toward another hot summer with lots of fun in the sun or just being out in the sun, this spring is a good time to make sure your skin is ready for another bout with the sun’s UV rays. There are two easy ways to do this: 1. Have a …
Whether or not people of Irish descent have any actual luck (think four-leaf clovers and leprechauns), one thing that isn't very lucky about them is the fair skin many people in that part of the world were born with. But it's not just the Irish – many genetic makeups turn out children with fair skin, …
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 …