The Anti-Aging Plan for Your Exact Skin Tone Read more: Skin Tone Products – Top Anti Aging Products – Redbook AFRICAN-AMERICAN Dark skin has a large amount of melanin, which means it has more built-in protection from surface sun damage. As a result, African-American women generally get fewer wrinkles — which appear about a decade later […]
Skin and Allergy Article
Over the past 4 decades, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma diagnoses have been on the rise, especially among black and other skin of color patients. Unfortunately, this form of skin cancer can be a diagnostic challenge. Regarding diagnosis, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is the wild card of dermatology; it is a great mimicker of many skin disorders, […]
Sleep Tight To Wake Up Bright-Eyed
By: Barbara Tunick TUCK YOUR SKIN IN AT NIGHT “Sleep gives your skin the chance to repair and rejuvenate itself. It’s much-needed R&R for your skin,” says Wendy Roberts, MD, an assistant clinical professor at Loma Linda University School of Medicine and a dermatologist in private practice in Rancho Mirage, CA. But when you don’t […]
Skin Cancer Doesn’t Discriminate
According to a new L’Oréal Research and Innovation study, skin cancer does not discriminate. It exists in all populations, regardless of skin color. Many believe that Caucasians are at higher risk for skin cancer and that non-Caucasians are essentially immune. Because of this attitude, non-Caucasians are often diagnosed at a later stage, when the cancer […]
The Roberts Skin Type Classification System
Wendy E. Roberts MD Abstract The Roberts Skin Type Classification System is a 4-part serial system that comprehensively identifies a patient’s skin type characteristics, and provides data to predict the skin’s likely response to insult, injury, and inflammation (i/i/i) for individuals of global skin types. The clinician evaluates 4 elements (phototype, hyperpigmentation, photoaging, and scarring) […]
TREATING MOSAIC OF ASIAN SKIN
Link: http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/21292398/treating-mosaic-asian-skin Hilton, Lisette PUB. DATE June 2006 SOURCE Dermatology Times;Jun2006, Vol. 27 Issue 6, p48 SOURCE TYPE Trade Publication DOC. TYPE Article ABSTRACT The article focuses on the spectrum of skin types that Asian population have and treating the mosaic of their skin. According to dermatologist Wendy E. Roberts and assistant clinical professor of […]
Acne Diagnosis and Treatment may be different in ethnic skin
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Atopic Dermatitis: Maintaining the Skin Barrier ByWendy C. Fries WebMD Feature Reviewed byStephanie S. Gardner, MD Sometimes called the itch that rashes, atopic dermatitis (AD) can be a frustrating condition for the people it affects. Also sometimes called eczema, AD’s most common symptoms are itching — often intense, especially at night — inflammation, dry skin, […]
WEB MD Fashionable Fingertips Article
Fashionable Fingertips Tips to Keep Your Manicures Pretty and Healthy Share this: ByKathleen Doheny WebMD Health News Reviewed byLaura J. Martin, MD March 23, 2012 (San Diego) — If you don’t feel ”put together” unless you’ve got a fresh manicure, you’re not alone. And if you worry that frequent polishing and polish removal may be […]
WEB MD Hair Loss Article
Women and Hair Loss: Possible Causes Are you losing more hair than you should, and what can you do about it? By Tammy Worth WebMD Feature Reviewed byLaura J. Martin, MD The best way to think of the way hair grows is to picture a garden. How well it grows is completely a result of […]