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Getting rid of Age spots

Are age freckles casting a shadow on your skin’s glow? Don’t waste another moment worrying about these unwanted blemishes! Our Alex laser is here to the rescue! This quick and relatively painless state-of-the-art laser takes 1-2 sessions. So what can you expect from this miracle-procedure? Dr. Young advises patients that the skin may appear raw … Continue reading Getting rid of Age spots →

Vitamin D

I am often asked by patients if they should include daily sun exposure in order to attain healthy vitamin D levels. Most medical professionals agree that Vitamin D levels are crucial to health but have no exact answer as to how it should be attained. Additionally, given the skin cancer epidemic, it is not wise … Continue reading Vitamin D →

You (and your skin) ARE what you eat

Gone are the days when Dermatologists (and all doctors!) believed that skin was not affected by diet. Indeed this was the dogma that I was trained under and it was only the "crazy ones" that believed otherwise. Picture it: Mom's yelling at her teen daughter, Mary, to "stop eating junk food and candy bars" because … Continue reading You (and your skin) ARE what you eat →

Hand Eczema

Let's talk about hand eczema Anyone who has been a mother, a caregiver, a food service employee, a medical or nursing professional or involved in mechanics or any profession where solvents come into play has at one time or another suffered from a condition we call hand eczema. The word eczema is indeed derived from … Continue reading Hand Eczema →