Summertime, while filled with long days and great weather, is also the time of year for different skin challenges than are present at other times of the year. The winter brings dryness but the summer can bring itchiness, rashes, and others. Here to help us understand what to keep an eye out for in the…
New location with the same professional care! If you haven’t heard of Apex Dermatology yet, it’s only a matter of time. Thanks to the excellent care our patients receive from our providers, this practice is growing and continuing to expand all over Northeast Ohio. The newest office will be in Avon, OH spearheaded by Dr.…
It’s estimated that 3.6 million people are diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma (BCC) every year in the United States. By far, it’s the most common skin cancer there is, and thankfully, it’s the least deadly. If you catch it early enough, that is. By now, we all know that excessive sun exposure can cause cancer,…
Most people connect acne with heat and sweating, environments that leave your skin with a sheen of grease that ends up clogging pores. But winter is actually a time when many experience breakouts they don’t get at other times of year. Despite the cold weather and time spent on activities that don’t seem like they’d…
We’re living in a time of advancement and discovery—especially in the skin and body area. Much of the “that just happens as you age” rhetoric around your face and body are now being replaced with rebuttals citing new inventions and technology that make those statements false. With the knowledge and technology we have today, “that…
A big part of what we do here at Apex is helping people to love their own skin. Sometimes that requires tackling medical conditions like acne or psoriasis and helping them get clear, but often it’s simply addressing things that bother them, that they’d like to improve. That’s where our talented aesthetics team comes in. …
Autoimmune diseases impact about 23.5 million Americans every year. Of those people, about 80% of them are women. That being said, the type of autoimmune disease varies as does the severity of it and its effect on your skin. Here to talk to us today about autoimmune diseases impacting your skin, and also what you…
There is an endless amount of advice online about how to take care of your skin, with vitamins and additives being a big source of questions and uncertainty. Should you be eating your way to healthy skin, applying topically, or ingesting supplements to help you? We have dermatologist Dr. Rachel Delost from Apex Dermatology in…
Psoriasis affects more than 8 million people and does not have a cure. Biologics and other treatments have been around for many years now and are effective for many patients at reducing symptoms, and for some, completely clearing their skin. However, many still suffer if these medications don’t work for them, or if they don’t…
About 3.3 million Americans get skin cancer every year—some in multiple places on their body. For many of those people, the first actions they take to protect their skin are after this diagnosis. At that point, it may be too late depending on the stage of their cancer (while it is still always valuable to…