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…
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…
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…
Compared to other medical conditions that are not visible to others, such as high blood pressure and diabetes, patients with skin conditions bear their disease for the world to see, so the psychological and social impact of living with a skin illness can be severe and debilitating. Acne, rosacea, psoriasis, eczema, and hair loss are…
No matter the cause, having scars can impact a person’s self esteem in many ways. It can be frustrating to deal with scarring whether caused by acne, scrapes, or other severe injuries. Here to help us understand more about scarring, the types, and how to treat them is Apex Skin’s very own founder, Veteran, and…
The season of spook is upon us! With halloween just around the corner, we wanted to highlight some of the spookiest skin conditions you may see, what they are, and some treatment options. To teach us all of this is Tayler Yoder MSN, RN, FNP-C, from our brand new location in Cuyahoga Falls! Warts We…
There are a ton of different skin conditions we may be faced with when it comes to our kids. Some ailments come up that we just don’t recognize, or worse, we mistake them for something we can treat at home by ourselves when a dermatologist is truly needed. A common skin condition that is often…
Struggling with rosacea, visible blood vessels, spider veins, and other skin-reddening conditions can be frustrating. We understand. And no amount of makeup can make you feel confident in your skin until those conditions are cleared up. VBeam just so happens to be a treatment specifically for these issues. Let’s learn more about VBeam, what it…
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…
While melasma isn’t necessarily dangerous, it can still do some harm to our self-esteem, and it’s perfectly normal to want to do something about it. Here to help us understand melasma so we can then treat it is Dr. Gregory R. Delost. What is melasma? “Melasma is a common, chronic, and recurring disorder of hyperpigmentation…