Skincare needs shift as children grow, according to Marisa Garshick, MD, FAAD, a board-certified dermatologist in New York City who is also the mother of tweens. Tweens benefit from learning the ...

Hosting an AAD skin cancer check event is a great way to demonstrate your commitment and passion to the community and the specialty. The skin cancer check program is the Academy's longest-standing ...

The AAD’s Firefighter Skin Cancer Checks Program gives dermatologists a chance to help the heroes who keep our communities safe by providing skin checks to firefighters at elevated occupational risk.

Whenever your skin is injured—whether by accident or from surgery — your body works to repair the wound. As your skin heals, a scar may form, as this is a natural part of the healing process. The ...

Keratosis pilaris causes tiny, rough feeling bumps to appear on the skin, most often on the upper arms and thighs. While treatment isn’t necessary for keratosis pilaris, if the itch, dryness, or ...

If you have what feels like razor bumps or acne on the back of your neck or scalp, you may have acne keloidalis nuchae. Find out what can help. A dermatologist is a medical doctor who specializes in ...

The scaly, greasy patches on your baby's scalp are called cradle cap. Follow these dermatologist tips to loosen and remove the scale to help treat cradle cap at home. Your new baby has the softest ...

People of all ages and races have this common skin condition. For most people, it begins at one of the following times: Before 2 years of age During the teenage years Because keratosis pilaris usually ...

A child with hand-foot-and-mouth disease can often develop reddish spots on the soles of feet and palms of hands, which quickly turn into bumps or blisters. When a child gets hand-foot-and-mouth ...

If you have what feels like razor bumps or acne on the back of your neck or scalp, you may have acne keloidalis nuchae. Find out what can help. A dermatologist is a medical doctor who specializes in ...

The future is bright for these cutting-edge treatments, including light therapy. When it comes to the use of laser technology in skin care, the future is now. Concepts that were once reserved for ...

The hormones your body creates during pregnancy can cause eczema to develop or worsen. In fact, eczema is the most common skin disease people experience during pregnancy.