by Jodi | Aug 16, 2013
Question: Is it true that the sun’s UV rays are stronger in the South? Answer: Yes, this is true. The closer your location is to the equator (the line that is equally distant from the South Pole and the North Pole which also separates the Northern Hemisphere from...
by Jodi | Jul 25, 2013
Well, I’ve been saying this to my patients for years: Daily sunscreen use prevents the ugly results of photo-aging (spots, roughness and wrinkles caused by years of cumulative sun exposure which speeds up your skin’s natural aging process) and finally a...
by Jodi | Jul 8, 2013
Question: My daughter is apparently allergic to many of the sunscreens I have tried on her and gets an itchy, burning rash. What is it in the sunscreens that is causing this reaction? Answer: There could be many different chemicals causing a skin reaction. Most...
by Jodi | Jun 3, 2013
Question: I’ve read many accounts online about an alternative therapy of using an herbal “Black Salve” to treat skin cancer, but then I also saw many scary photographs and read many scary stories of disfiguring skin damage from the treatment....
by Jodi | May 21, 2013
Question: I have a dark brown oval-shaped spot on my forehead and a cluster of them on my upper chest. I’ve heard them called age spots, sun spots and liver spots. What are they and how can I get rid of them? Answer: These spots are medically called solar...
