If you’ve never been to a dermatology visit, it’s normal to be a little nervous or not know what to expect. Make sure you arrive early to your appointment to fill out any paperwork and update your insurance information. You may be asked to fill out a questionnaire about your medical history while waiting so…
The sun is finally coming out! We are ready for spring, summer, warm temperatures, baseball games, picnic lunches and a trip to the beach. However, there is a darker side to the sun. May is skin cancer awareness month. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the sun causes 90% of all non-melanoma skin cancers and…
When it comes to skin rashes, eczema (also known as atopic dermatitis) is the most common type of inflammatory skin disease. What can start as just itchy skin may develop into a skin rash with redness and scaly skin. While there is occasionally an identifiable cause, like poison ivy, oftentimes eczema is just a skin…
Today, I would like to introduce one of our favorite (and easy to use) products at Savannah River Dermatology. We love Revision products, and this one is no different. So let’s meet Revision’s Brightening Facial Wash. The Brightening Wash has a great foam to it, so it works well with a Clarisonic, but my…
What made you interested in dermatology? When I was in my early 30’s , I was diagnosed with melanoma. It was a frightening time for me, my husband was deployed to Iraq and I had two young children at home. A Derm PA answered all my questions, removed my skin cancer and provided regular skin…
What made you interested in Dermatology? My answer is simple, it satisfied me in a way that no other specialty did throughout medical school. I left each day of my dermatology rotation ready to go back the next day. Not every rotation provoked that response. You may not be aware, but the skin is the…