Many acne patients benefit greatly from prescription medication. Some common oral prescriptions include antibiotics and birth control and can be extremely helpful when treating acne. But these aren’t the only important tools we have to best treat acne. Topical medications, the right skincare regimen, and certain aesthetic treatments can help get you clear quickly and…
Dermatologists everywhere can agree that using sunscreen is a must. However, recently there has been some misguided information that can be downright confusing to the rest of us. Here to answer some must-know questions about sunscreen is Dr. Alexa Stecker. There has been a lot of controversy around sunscreen lately. Can you explain what the…
As kids, we learn skin care habits best from the people we spend the most time watching: our parents, grandparents, and guardians. That means practicing great skincare can be handed down from generation to generation. Let’s chat with Marlise Fletter, Nurse Practitioner at Apex Dermatology in Solon, to understand all about how to treat your…
Hair loss is something more people deal with than you might realize. In fact, about 1 in 5 people in this country is losing their hair for various reasons. However sensitive the topic of hair loss is, it’s important to understand it in order to discover how to treat it. Here to help us with…
When it comes to our skincare routine, we can often fall victim to just using whatever it is we started with, but not taking the time to understand if what we’re putting on our faces every day is actually making a difference or improving its appearance. So many of us grab a skincare product from the…
With the public now making their rounds with the COVID-19 vaccine, we are learning more about its full range of effects, including what some may say are negative ones. Here to help us understand how the vaccine impacts psoriasis specifically is our own Dr. Gregory Delost. What do we know? The new mRNA vaccines (Pfizer,…
Your skin is your protection. It’s the very first line of defense for anything you come into contact with. For this reason, you should be adamant about maintaining its health. Here to teach us five of the main reasons you should never neglect your skin’s health is Jackie Hollcraft, PA-C at our newest location in…
As we enter the cold weather season during a pandemic, many of us will suffer from unusually dry skin, especially dry hands from all that washing! On top of your typical winter skincare, we have to be aware of the excess hand-washing due to preventing COVID-19 on top of it. Let’s get to the bottom…
As scientists and doctors worldwide try to quickly expand their knowledge to fight COVID-19, new developments are being found and shared, including information on a variety of rashes linked to the virus. In fact, rashes are presenting in approximately 20% of COVID patients, making it an indicator of the virus, and prompting dermatologists to take…
Scarring is one of the most sensitive issues with skincare. It’s very difficult to heal scars and do so properly and permanently. For this reason, patients who come to us put a lot of faith in our understanding of scars and how to help heal them. Among one of the worst culprits in scarring is…