Learning About Cellulitis & Carbuncles
Dr. Nina Dieguez, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida, explains cellulitis is a skin infection that affects the first and second layers of the skin. The big problem, according to the specialist, with this condition is that if it invades, it starts multiplying and reproducing out at a rapid pace, it can go…...
Read MoreDermal Fillers to Help Your Skin
Dr. Deborah Longwill, Dermatologist at Baptist Health South Florida, says after your 30, you will get a little bit more narrow and then you've lost your support of the skin. "So you're not only losing your collagen, but you're also losing your fat; the bones and the muscles start to shrink and become more narrow…...
Read MoreMonopolar Radiofrequency Skin Tightening
What is monopolar radiofrequency skin tightening? How does it work? Does it make you look younger? Dr. Flor Mayoral, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains how doctors use this machine for eyes, face and neck, and how you can immediately see the tightening of the skin...
Read MoreSun Damage and Skin Layers
Dr. Debra Price, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains there are three different layers of the skin. "The first is the epidermis or the most superficial portion of the skin, and this is where a lot of skin cancers originate; the second is the dermis, where we have our collagen and elastin; and of…...
Read MoreSkin Aging: Risk Factors
Sun exposure, smoking, stress, genetics, early or surgical menopause, and consuming sodas and processed foods are some factors that contribute to skin aging. Dr. Judith Crowell, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, says nutrition plays a big role, but 80% of what we see on our skin as aging has nothing to do with anything…...
Read MoreGenetic Skin Conditions
Dr. Deborah Longwill, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains doctors find melanomas in areas that the sun has never seen, because it is genetic, and you can be predisposed usually on the mother's side. She points out you need to protect yourself, because you are damaging your skin and it starts to look older...
Read MoreNatural Ways to Take Care of Your Skin
Ileana Perez-Quintairos, Dermatologist at Baptist Health South Florida, says if you want to take care of your skin, you need to eat food with vitamin A, C, E and D, the essential fatty acids which are the good oils. Those are the ones that are touted as being the best for skin health. She explains…...
Read MoreSigns and Symptoms of MRSA
Redness, swollen and painful, warm to touch and pus or other drainage are the signs and symptoms of MRSA. Dr. Ketevan Vladi, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida, affirms people who are immunocompromised, have an underlining diseases (diabetes, lupus) or take immunosuppressive medications are more prone to develop a rapid spread of this…...
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