Stings from bees, wasps and hornets can be painful. To treat a sting and help relieve the pain, dermatologists offer these tips. It can happen fast. One minute the kids are all playing peacefully ...

Chemicals used to disinfect swimming pools can irritate the skin. It’s best to keep your child out of pools when your child has any of the following: Pool chemicals can dry the skin. With a few ...

Rosacea patient before and after 2 laser treatments: After treatment (right), the many tiny blood vessels on this patient’s cheek cleared. If you have rosacea, laser or light therapy may be a part of ...

Do certain foods cause eczema flares? It is natural for any parent to want to find a trigger to the eczema, and eliminate it, and expect that everything will be much better. But, unfortunately, in the ...

Find out why dark spots appear and what can fade them. If you have what feels like razor bumps or acne on the back of your neck or scalp, you may have acne keloidalis nuchae. Find out what can help. A ...

Research breakthroughs are giving patients with atopic dermatitis/eczema more ways to treat this condition. See what a treatment plan may include.

If you wake up to find a few large pimples on your otherwise clear face, you may consider that severe acne. Likewise, a breakout of whiteheads and blackheads before a first date may seem like severe ...

Because Stella Peecher has fair skin and avoids tanning, her vitiligo is less noticeable. When Stella Peecher first saw a dermatologist her skin tingled every time she went outdoors during the day. It ...

Impetigo is very contagious, so it’s easy to spread the disease to other people, and to other parts of your body. To help patients avoid this, dermatologists recommend the following. Sideline sports ...

Covering up brittle, soft, or damaged nails can worsen existing nail problems. Artificial nails can lengthen short nails, making your fingers look long and slender. They can also be hard on your nails ...

Although first-degree burns are not as serious as higher-degree burns, they can hurt quite a bit and can leave a scar if not properly treated. To treat a first-degree burn at home, follow these tips ...

EB is rare. It is estimated that between 25,000 and 50,000 people in the United States have EB 1. When a person has EB, the different layers of skin slip and slide against each other because the skin ...