Lasers are simple and very safe procedures, affirms Dr. Jill Waibel, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida. However, the doctor thinks lasers can be scary for patients at first. “Lasers can do things that we don’t have any other thing in medicine that can do,” she says. Laser is a very natural organic option to…...

SPF stands for sun protection factor and means people could stay out in the sun far longer than when they don´t use it. Dr. Judith Crowell, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, describes in the 80s doctors saw an epidemic of melanoma. “Now you are getting far more of the tanning rays. Now we learned…...

Infections, low blood volume, dangerously low body temperature, breathing problems, scarring and bone and joint problems are some of the complications from burns that a persona can get if the injury is not treated properly. Ricardo Castrellon, Medical Director of the Burn Center at South Miami Hospital, says the skin is one of the most…...

With the before and after picture of a 90-year-old lady, Dr. Jill Waibel, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida explains studies show that when women and men do procedures for things like wrinkles, they do it to make themselves feel better. The dermatologist also explains what IPL (Intense Pulse Light) is and how it can…...

Ischemic ulcers mean reduced blood flow to parts of the body, and most ulcers occur on the legs and feet. Dr. Antonio Mesa, Neurologist with Baptist Hospital Miami, explains the most common symptoms of ischemic ulcers. The ulcers mean reduce blood flow to an area of the body when poor body flows causes cells…...

Port wine stain is a spontaneous genetic mutation, explains Dr. Jill Waibel, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida. She says at birth, parents are afraid of the birthmark on the baby’s face, but she explains the treatment. “Statistics are staggering if you treat the patient within the first three months of life, you get an…...

Superficial veins are veins that are located in the fatty layer. Deep veins tend to run deeper in the body, near through muscles, in the deep cavities of the body with an adjacent artery, explains Dr. Chaminda Jayanetti, Vascular Surgeon with Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute. Varicose veins tend to make veins larger and function…...

Eczema affects almost half of all children, but it could affect adults as well. Dr. Kristin Haushalter, Dermatologist with Miami Dermatology and Laser Institute, explains this inflammatory condition and talks about what can trigger it, and what are the most common symptoms it has. Another chronic condition is eczema and it affects almost half…...