by Dr. Chelsea Loy | Dec 19, 2017
Cold weather is upon us and for many of us that means one thing: itchy dry winter skin. It’s the kind of dry skin that when scratched feels like unbridled happiness. We know we shouldn’t, but it’s hard not to, because it feels so good. If that sounds familiar,...
by Dr. Chelsea Loy | Dec 6, 2017
We all want to live the dream. The dream, of course, is basically what you see in a Neutrogena commercial. Happy people, flawless skin, and maybe some splashing water just for effect. I’m kidding, of course. But the dream is real: we want flawless skin. All too often...
by Dr. Chelsea Loy | Oct 25, 2017
The name Seborrheic keratosis (seb-o-REE-ik care-uh-TOE-sis) sounds scary, or at least it does after you learn to pronounce it, but it’s really nothing more than a common skin growth. It may seem worrisome because it can look like a wart, pre-cancerous skin growth, or...
by Dr. Chelsea Loy | Sep 23, 2017
Your nails. For most of us, trimming them and/or painting them is about as much thought we put into them. But did you know that nails are a reflection of our overall health? Or that they can be like a canary in a coal mine and can show evidence of issues with disease,...
by Dr. Chelsea Loy | Sep 18, 2017
Psoriasis is a chronic disease where your immune system tells skin cells to grow too quickly. This causes skin cells to accumulate on the surface of the skin causing psoriasis to appear. One of the common ways to treat psoriasis is with topical medication. In the...
