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Melanoma and a Stolen Life
I glance over at my 5-year-old happily wrapped up in a Lego fantasy world and feel the familiar burn of tears behind my eyes. My dad will never see this. Blake will never meet the man so pivotal in shaping who I am and how I parent. Melanoma stole that from us. My...
May is Melanoma Awareness Month…PREVENTION IS THE KEY
Here is a good guide to why and how to apply sunscreen for optimal results. When you’re not wearing sunscreen to protect your skin, UVB & UVA rays can cause the following damage: - SUNBURN - BROWN SPOTS - FASTER SKIN AGING - INCREASED RISK OF SKIN CANCER How...
Melanoma Month Should be All Year Round
- Margaret Kontras Sutton, M.D. I pray that none of you will ever receive that phone call. That phone call where your doctor is at the other end of the phone and says “You have cancer.” Unfortunately, as a physician I have had to make some phone calls like...
Hair Breakage Equals Heartbreak for Rebecca
A few years back my naiveté led me to take the first available hair appointment at a local salon. What started out as a pleasant exchange with my "fabulous" hair stylist ended in wisps of hair flying off the round brush (not the way I prefer to get a hair-cut). ...
Achieve cleaner, smoother skin using the Clarisonic®
There are many creams, lotions and serums available to improve your skin, help with acne and or help reverse the signs of aging; but there is also a device that can help as well. I would like to discuss the Clarisonic. The Clarisonic is a handheld cleansing...
Let Me Tell You What It's Like to Have Skin Cancer
I got sunburned as a kid. A lot. The price? Count my surgery scars: One, two, three, four, five...keep going. By Julie Bain Ladies Home Journal My Skin Cancer Story When I was a kid my favorite place on earth was a crystal-clear lake in northern Minnesota where we...
MOLE CHECK 101
If you are a patient at Sutton Ryan Dermatology, you are likely familiar with the dangers associated with indoor tanning and UV exposure. You may have quit those unhealthy habits, but now you’re still not sure what to worry about in regard to that new freckle or...
Get rid of brown spots with FRAXEL laser
“Your face looks dirty mommy!” The brutal honesty of my four-year old led me to my bathroom mirror. After years of diligent sunscreen usage and avoidance of deadly tanning beds, there it was . . . sun damage. The sun sins of my youth had arrived. You see, before I...
Tiny Annoying Bumps
What are those tiny rough bumps that can occur on the outer upper arms, the tops of the thighs, the buttocks, and even the cheeks? They are annoying, that’s what they are. But seriously, they are actually a very common skin condition called keratosis pilaris (or...
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