To help make sun protection a habit, the AAD encourages you to Practice Safe Sun every time you’re outdoors.
To help care for your skin during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond, the AAD recommends these tips from board-certified dermatologists.
Everyone's at risk for skin cancer. These dermatologists' tips tell you how to protect your skin.
Find science-backed answers to common questions.
Find out why dark spots appear and what can fade them.
Causing deep and painful lumps under the skin, usually in the armpits or groin, this disease often worsens without proper treatment.
You can expect permanent results in all but one area. Do you know which one?
If you want to diminish a noticeable scar, know these 10 things before having laser treatment.
It can smooth out deep wrinkles and lines, but the results aren’t permanent. Here’s how long botox tends to last.
A chronic skin condition can make attending summer camp unrealistic for some children. Camp Discovery changes that.
Free to everyone, these materials teach young people about common skin conditions, which can prevent misunderstanding and bullying.
You can search by location, condition, and procedure to find the dermatologist that’s right for you.
When it comes to treating the skin, plenty of people say they have expertise. Only a board-certified dermatologist has these credentials.
More than 10 years ago, my father was diagnosed with his first melanoma. He's now had three spots removed, as well as a salivary gland, part of his hip bone, and one-third of his left lung. He just saw his doctor for a squamous cell and his doctor told him he shouldn't be alive. This is not the first time he's been told this, nor the first doctor.
He's had multiple doctors say he's a walking miracle and that a book should be written about him. Just goes to show that it's never too late to get checked and have something done about skin cancer. His recent pet scan was clear. He is a walking miracle.