Of all the various types of cancer, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. Atypical moles and solar keratoses are two conditions that may eventually develop into skin cancer without treatment. However, there are three recognized types of skin cancer – basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. …
How To Protect Your Skin From The Sun and Prevent Skin Cancer
When you are having fun in the sun, you probably aren’t thinking about the possible danger to your skin. Unfortunately, excessive sun exposure can lead to skin cancer and several other problems. However, you can lower the risk by taking a few precautions. This is especially important if you are fair-skinned, over age 50 or …
How Laser Procedures Improve Your Health and Beauty
Laser technology has changed the world of cosmetic procedures, but the benefits of this technology goes far beyond that of improving the physical appearance of people who turn to the technology for help. Laser procedures are also used to reduce the growth of cancerous cells and improve life for patients suffering from superficial cancers of …
Bring The Fight to Skin Cancer with Mohs Surgery
Mohs micrographic surgery has become the most effective way to remove skin cancer from patients. The technique has been successful because it allows the skin cancer surgeon to remove all the cancer cells, sparing as much tissue as possible. How Mohs surgery in OC fights skin cancer During the Mohs procedure, one layer of tissue …
Skin Cancer is Most Common Cancer in U.S.
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S. One of the most common questions our Orange County dermatologists are asked is: “My moles look strange. Could they be cancerous?” THEY COULD! Every year, more people than ever before are diagnosed with skin cancer. What should you watch for? 1. Slow-growing pink bumps …
Practical Sunscreen Tips from an Orange County Skin Cancer Dermatologist
The obvious way to protect your skin from the sun is to apply sunscreen to areas exposed to the sun, especially your face, every day, as though your life depended on it – because it may. If not your life, certainly your skin and your appearance depend on it. Patients ask me a lot of …
The Dark Side of Tanning – What Orange County Residents Need to Know
Some people think it’s healthy to get some sun and often refer to darkened skin as a “healthy” tan. These people are terribly mistaken. The dangers of sun tanning in Orange County Tanning is to skin what smoking is to the lungs. In the 1940s, smoking and tanning were in vogue, symbols of glamour. Going out with friends meant …
Holy Moley! Everything You Need to Know About Your Skin Moles
“My moles look strange. Could they be cancerous?” This is a question our Orange County dermatology patients often ask. They could. Every year, more people than ever before are diagnosed with skin cancer. What should you watch for? slow-growing pink bumps on your skin that crust over and bleed raised wart-like growths that form ulcers multi-colored …
The UNBREAKABLE Skin Commandment Your Dermatologist Wants You to Follow
Ever wonder, “What is the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT skin health and beauty rule?” Can you guess? This is the one rule that MUST be followed. Every person genuinely interested in enhancing or maintaining healthy skin needs to adhere to this most basic of skin care rules. Learn about this rule (and many others) in The Skin Commandments: 10 …