LEARN MORE
By Emily Reynolds, Dermatology Nurse Practitioner Do you get recurrent painful “boils” or “abscesses” in the armpits, groin, buttocks or other skin folds? These are embarrassing areas to bring up with your medical provider and often go undiagnosed or untreated. I encourage you to avoid suffering in silence. You may have a condition called Hidradenitis […]
Dermatologist near me
Getting rid of pesky warts: What you can do at home and what your dermatologist can do in the office
What is one of the most difficult skin conditions to treat in a single visit? Most are surprised to hear that it’s warts. These benign growths typically need multiple visits but don’t despair, it is possible to treat them over time. Warts are benign growths that are often flesh-colored, gray, or brown with black dots […]
Dry Skin: Answering My Patients Most Common Questions
By Rachel Frederickson, PA-C Excessive bathing, use of products that dry out the skin, harsh environmental causes, and normal skin aging all contribute to dry skin. Our high desert climate can also leave skin irritated and itchy. Colorado has an average daily relative humidity of 50%, which can drop down to as low as 34% […]
Patients Who Feed My Soul
By Dr. Vinh Chung Carlos (not real name) was the last patient on my schedule for the day. He was coming in because of a skin cancer on the right side of his nose. I was seeing him at a Vanguard dermatology clinic located an hour away from Colorado Springs, where I live. We had […]
Mohs Micrographic Surgery – The best option for most skin cancers
By Dr. Renata Prado, Board-Certified Dermatologist, and Fellowship-Trained Mohs Surgeon You have been diagnosed with skin cancer, and your doctor recommended a procedure called Mohs Micrographic Surgery. If this is the first time you have been diagnosed with skin cancer, let me start by saying that you are not alone. Skin cancer is the […]
Keratosis Pilaris – Areas that look like “Chicken Skin”
Warmer weather brings short sleeve tops, so this time of year, patients increasingly ask us about keratosis pilaris (KP). KP appears as tiny bumps on the skin. Some people describe it as plucked chicken skin while others think it looks like small pimples. KP can be different colors ranging including white, red, pink, brown, black, […]
Vitamin D and Sun Protection – Can You Have the Best of Both Worlds?
By Dr. Renata Prado Board-Certified Dermatologist and Fellowship-Trained Mohs Surgeon I am frequently asked about vitamin D and my thoughts on the risk of deficiency with our recommended sun protection. We all agree on the importance of vitamin D. It is known to play many important roles in our body, such as calcium and phosphorus […]
