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Dermatology

Portrait of a Not-So-Perfect Pregnancy: Part One

Natalie Thomas | Posted 05.15.2013 | Parents
Natalie Thomas

While on a relaxing and over-indulgent trip to Lake Como, Italy, let's just say "things happened" and I woke in the middle of the night after the happening knowing two things. One, I had a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) and two, I felt certain I was pregnant.

Beauty That's Here To Stay: It's About Time

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 03.24.2013 | Women
Vivian Diller, Ph.D.

Rather than fighting the aging process, more women seem to be coming to terms with it. They are redefining what it means to be beautiful -- at age 50, 60 and beyond -- and are wearing that new definition proudly on their faces.

Sanity or Self-Esteem?

Patrice Bendig | Posted 03.04.2013 | Women
Patrice Bendig

When I went in to see my dermatologist last week, I didn't think I'd be reduced to tears by the end of appointment.

The Safe Use of Topical Pain Relievers

Dr. Susan Taylor | Posted 01.26.2013 | Black Voices
Dr. Susan Taylor

Topical pain relievers are generally inexpensive and available in your local drugstore. They contain over-the-counter active ingredients like capsaicin, methyl salicylate or menthol. The following tips are a useful guide to safely using topical pain relievers.

The Truth Behind 5 Popular Anti-Aging Products

The Huffington Post | Shelley Emling | Posted 11.08.2012 | Fifty

Stores across the country are packed with products designed to make you look younger. Some are for wrinkles; others for turkey necks. But many of thes...

All the News That's Fit to Print, But What Happened To The Ads?

Dr. Susan Taylor | Posted 10.08.2012 | Black Voices
Dr. Susan Taylor

But I'm really hoping that pretty soon there will be a Sunday New York Times App just for the Advertisement or at the very least, a NYT's section under Features devoted to Advertisements.

These Women are Whitening WHAT?

Dan Morrison | Posted 06.12.2012 | Women
Dan Morrison

In a new ad that I have been assured is not a parody, an attractive young bride lacks confidence around her husband because her vagina is too dark and vagina-like.

Review of Skin Rules: Trade Secrets from a Top New York Dermatologist by Debra Jaliman M.D.

Traci L. Slatton | Posted 05.06.2012 | Books
Traci L. Slatton

Skin Rules meticulously documents Dr. Jaliman's actual advice. She practices what she preaches in this slim, smart volume.

Exploring Iran's Dead Sea

Adam Valen Levinson | Posted 02.11.2012 | Travel
Adam Valen Levinson

The ceiling tapers back into the depths and looks like the inside of an icebox, dripping with pure white salt stalactites.

Catherine Pearson

Study: Effective Acne Treatments Still A Mystery

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 10.31.2011 | Healthy Living

Clicking through a popular acne forum reveals more than 15,000 threads on over-the-counter acne treatments and nearly 50,000 on prescription options a...

Under My Skin: What Happens to Newly-Divorced Men

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 10.22.2011 | Divorce
Joel Schwartzberg

When men are set adrift, they look for anything to which they can anchor their lives again. Even a simple schedule. Especially a girlfriend.

Skincare Innovations

Fredric S. Brandt, MD. PA. | Posted 10.11.2012 | Style
Fredric S. Brandt, MD. PA.

Whether you're ready to commit to in-office procedures or want to get the most out of at-home treatments, there are endless cutting-edge options to reveal a younger, fresher you.

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

Because there's no single cause for alopecia, many myths have emerged to explain it, along with a raft of specious cures.

How to Determine Your Skin Type

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Maria Rodale

By guest blogger Charmaine Leah, host of the video blog Glamology and founder of beauty eco-boutique Mint & Berry. Do you know your skin type? It's i...

L.A. Natives & Royalty Part I: Jeff Murad (Harvard-Westlake '94) the New Face of Murad Skincare

The Daily Truffle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
The Daily Truffle

Along with becoming the hot new model for Murad Man, Jeff Murad, son of renowned dermatologist Dr. Howard Murad, stepped up as Vice President of Product Development last January 2008.

Tanorexia: The Unhealthy Glow of a New Addiction

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

Have you been seeing more and more people, especially young people, who are tanned or bronzed for weeks at a time in say, February? Even in Los Angeles, that's not natural.

Let The Sun Shine: Cosmeceutical Science Part 2

Dr. Arnold Klein | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Arnold Klein

Vitamin D3 is not only great for your bones, but it helps prevent illnesses such as heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and other conditions often caused by a poor immune system.

Botox Chapter 2: Is It Safe?

Dr. Arnold Klein | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Arnold Klein

Why have there recently been so many reports of severe adverse reactions and deaths associated with botulinum toxins that never seem to find their way into public awareness?

Beauty Sleep: A Dream Come True!

Dr. Nicholas Perricone | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Nicholas Perricone

I am a firm believer in the proverbial good night's sleep because as a dermatologist, I know that sleep deprivation has very definite physical, mental and emotional consequences -- and they are not pretty.

Hope in a Jar --- Cosmeceutical Science : Fact or Fiction Part 1

Dr. Arnold Klein | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Arnold Klein

Down the way from my office in Beverly Hills sits a stately Neiman Marcus store. As the double doors to the first floor open before me; I am inundated...

How Your Diet Is Aging You

Andrea Pennington, M.D. | Posted 06.02.2011 | Healthy Living
Andrea Pennington, M.D.

Dermatologists explain that our skin is a window into our overall health and can show clues of what's going on under the surface.

Interview: Entrepreneur Jane Wurwand, CEO of Dermalogica

Felicia C. Sullivan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Felicia C. Sullivan

When we are under stress and the economy takes a nose dive -- don't relax! This is the time to roar back fierce and brave and protect our territory!

Dysport: Some Healthy Competition for Botox

Dr. Anne Chapas | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Anne Chapas

Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Dysport, the first new botulinum toxin for wrinkles and muscle spasticity since cosmetic Botox was introduced in 2002

Detecting Skin Cancer: You've Seen the Dermatologist, But Has The Dermatologist Seen You?

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Jon LaPook

Everybody should be getting routine head-to-toe skin exams. This means looking from head to toe at every millimeter of your body, including where the sun doesn't shine.

Madonna: Salmon Queen

Dr. Nicholas Perricone | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Dr. Nicholas Perricone

If women understood that eating a simple inexpensive small can of sardines or salmon would give their skin an unrivaled radiance, softness and suppleness, like nothing else in this world, these foods would fly off the supermarket shelves.