Dr. Jill Waibel, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains the clinical trial to regrow hair consists on using stem cells to grow hair in humans. “We do have an FDA approval for this and this will be starting soon.” She also says this maybe can grow new skin for burn survivors, new pigment, but […]
About buying the right sunscreen, Dr. Janelle Vega, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, recommends looking for the SPF factor, which has to be at least 15. “I usually encourage people to use 30 or more, because we always tend to put less than what we need. So, if you’re starting off with a higher […]
Dr. Judith Crowell, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains the UVB rays (the burning rays) do not penetrate as deeply into skin, but they cause sunburn cells. “We do recover from the sunburn in 24 hours, but skin never forgets.” She also says the UVA rays are the ones that come right through windows, […]
How do you know if your children have chickenpox? Dr. Scarlet Constant, Pediatrician with Baptist Health South Florida, explains the symptoms, such as having a rash, fever, headaches, and fatigue, among others, and how it is treated.
Exposure to sunlight has benefits, such as it regulates sleep cycles and stimulates body’s production of Vitamin D. Nina Dieguez, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida, says vitamin D is very important in the absorption of major minerals we need for our functions. But sunlight also can be bad for your health causing […]
Dr. Lisa Corsa, Physical Therapy, Osteopathy and Athletic Training with Premier Therapy Solutions, says cupping therapy has been around for so many years in Chinese medicine. “It moves stagnated fluid; when you do not move it, you lose it. The tissue and the blood flow gets stagnated, so when you suck up the skin, you […]
Skin contact benefits preterm babies, because it improves autonomic and neurobehavioral maturation. It also helps with gastrointestinal adaptation, less crying and better growth. Grisel Gigato, Lactation Nurse with the Center for Women and Infants at South Miami Hospital, explains premature babies may develop inflammation in their gastrointestinal tract, and skin-to-skin contact and breast-feeding are encouraged, […]
Monica Ponce, Physician Assistant with Sunset Dermatology affirms atopic dermatitis is not contagious. She affirms if kid skin is raw, nobody should touch it because anyone is more prone to these types of infections. She advises seeing a doctor if the kid has an eczema as the digital imaging shows.
The dermatologist takes care of medical and cosmetic conditions of all types of skin issues, such as acne condition, skin cancer or cosmetic. Dr. Deborah Longwill, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, talks about acne. She says it seems to be very common because of the condition with people hormones and environmental influences. The specialist […]
