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Posts made in June, 2012
Get Rid of Back Acne: Video
Secretly (or so he thought at the time) my sister’s high-school boyfriend used to LOVE for her to pop his back pimples. Not so secretly, this was a girlfriend duty she loved. Clearing up the acne clusters on his back was satisfying for her, and helpful for him — the acne clusters on his back were out of his reach, and his options were to either have someone else clear them up for him, or suffer through the summer with a shirt always on. Unfortunately, acne is a very common skin problem that can occur anywhere on the body; the neck, chest, back, arms, and buttocks are all fair game. Summer is the worst time of all for this, because not only are people wearing...
Read MoreThe “Face Only” Sun Mistake
If you are applying sunscreen to your face everyday— that’s wonderful! But, what about your hands, neck, and other portions of skin that may be exposed daily to the damaging rays of the sun? When it comes to sun damage, “the most neglected spots I see are the neck, chest, and backs of hands,” says New York city dermatologist Dr. Elizabeth Hale. “I can look at a woman’s chest and instantly tell how much sun damage she’s gotten based on the way her skin looks.” This incidental sun damage raises your cancer risk—and it makes you look older too. In fact, up to 90 percent of visible signs commonly blamed on aging are caused by the sun, says Dr....
Read MoreLifesaving Skin-Cancer Pictures
Pretty? Definitely not. But the following images are what cancer looks like, and these pictures could help save your life — and could have helped this guy save his nose. “The earlier you can catch skin cancer, the easier it is to cure,” says Casey Gallagher, M.D., a dermatologist in Boulder, Colorado. Before your next shower, check your entire body out — and compare your moles to these images. Please see a doctor if you find anything suspicious. Normal Mole: not cancerous Most people have some “normal moles” on their bodies. If a mole is symmetrical, all one color, smaller than a pencil eraser, and hasn’t changed in years, it’s...
Read MoreTanned skin = Inside of smoker’s lungs?
Despite the flux of pale celebrities, and the prevalence of skin cancer warnings — too many women still think being “tan” is desirable. However, celebrity New York city dermatologist Ellen Marmur looks at a tan in a very different light… “When I see a woman with bronzed skin, I look at it the way you might picture the inside of a smoker’s lungs,” she says. “When UV light traumatizes the skin, brown pigment, or melanin, covers cells like a shield, trying to protect the fragile DNA inside from burning. This happens extremely quickly—within about 20 minutes of being outside without adequate protection. A tan is essentially your skin cells...
Read MoreTrue or False: Your diet can help prevent skin cancer.
The wonderful news is that depending on how you do it— the pleasure-filled act of eating can actually help you stave off skin cancer! True: Your diet can help you prevent skin cancer! New research from Israel’s Tel Aviv University showed that a diet high in antioxidants and Omega-3s can actually help the body protect itself from skin cancer. The lead author of the findings, Niva Shapiro, R.D. explains that “many foods from the Mediterranean diet have antioxidative characteristics that help fight the sun’s damaging effects.” This study helps explain why there is such a low incidence of skin cancer in the Mediterranean area, only 3 out of 100,000...
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