Dermatology

Melanoma Can’t Wait

Routine checks can detect dangerous skin cancer at early, curable stage

By Patti DiPanfilo | on January 25, 2024

Jeffrey Scott has been around boats since he was a kid; his parents always had one. Growing up with access to a boat enabled Jeffrey to participate in boundless sun-soaked activities. Unfortunately, Jeffrey’s time in the sun resulted in some negative consequences. “Every day when I got home from school, my best friend and I would go waterskiing,” recounts Jeffrey, […]

Chronic Leg Ulcers: Joan’s Painful Journey to Diagnosis and Relief

Joan Clifford's Struggle with Recurring Open Sores and Atrophie Blanche

By Patti DiPanfilo | on October 21, 2023

During the summer of 2021, a number of open sores appeared on both of Joan Clifford’s legs. By winter, the sores were infected, so Joan visited her primary care physician. “My primary prescribed a couple of rounds of antibiotics, but that didn’t help,” Joan recalls. “She then sent me to a wound care center, where I was treated for four […]

PicoSure Pro Laser: The Gold Standard in Tattoo Removal and Skin Rejuvenation

Dr. Kanellopoulos Explains the Revolutionary Picosecond Technology

By Roy Cummings | on October 18, 2023

It seemed like a “really cool idea” at the time, Cheryl* says, and besides, “everyone else” pledging the sorority that year was doing it. So, Cheryl followed the crowd of would-be sisters and had the sorority’s Greek letters tattooed on the back of her left shoulder. “For a year or two, I was actually kind of proud of it,” Cheryl […]

Psoriasis Success Story: Ann Ransom’s Remarkable Improvement with TREMFYA

George Anderson, PA-C, Helps Ann Ransom Find the Right Psoriasis Treatment

By Patti DiPanfilo | on July 18, 2023

Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition characterized by the rapid buildup of skin cells, resulting in thick, red patches with silvery scales. It is caused by an overactive immune system mistakenly attacking healthy skin cells. Psoriasis, which affects 7.5 million Americans, typically appears between ages 15 and 35, but it can emerge at any age. “I’ve had psoriasis since I […]

Beam Me Up, Doc

Painless state-of-the-art therapy easily removes skin cancer.

By Roy Cummings | on September 10, 2021

When he retired 23 years ago, Herbert Robinson traded in the seat he had long occupied as a crane operator for one on a motorcycle. Over the next 20-plus years, Herbert put an “unheard of” number of miles on that bike. “After I got down here to Florida, I rode for more than 100,000 miles,” the 87-year-old New York native […]


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