Autoimmune, Not Cosmetic: Alopecia Areata

I just love the Oscars…the glitz and glamour, incredible gowns and drama. Maybe one day I can be a seat filler and check another item off the bucket list. Remember back in 2022 when the slap heard around the world became the focus of Hollywood’s most famous movie awards show? If you don’t, just Google […]

Smooth Moves: Botox and Other Neurotoxins

I’m a history buff and I love to nerd out on a little history even in dermatology. One fascinating thing is the discovery of botulinum toxin and its use in medicine.  Botulism was coined long before the causative organism was identified. In 1820, Justinus Kerner provided a description of clinical botulism based on clinical observations […]

Hello Remission For Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis!

One thing that is a tough pill for all of us to swallow is the concept of “chronic” in health care. No one wants to hear that something is long-term, fraught with ups and downs and not just a one-time deal that can be cured with a short course of antibiotics. But who wants to […]

Food and Rashes: What’s Eating Your Skin?

I am a firm believer that you are what you eat. But what if the foods you’re munching on might be a cause of your rash because it had been on your skin before–sneaky huh? Often when we break out or have a rash, our immediate thought process is to blame something we ate and […]