The Center for Dermatologic Surgery

Summer is here, and children are spending lots of time outdoors. But are they sun-safe? In one recent study, 83 percent of children ages 12-18 reported at least one sunburn during the previous summer. Unfortunately, just one blistering sunburn in …

More than one million skin cancers are diagnosed in the United States every year. An equal opportunity cancer, skin cancer can affect people of any race, sex or age. In fact, melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is the …

Please take a moment to read about Basal Cell Carcinoma and “What you need to know” by the Skin Cancer Foundation.

THE MOST COMMON SKIN CANCER

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common form of skin cancer, affecting approximately …

The Food and Drug Administration announced significant changes to sunscreen labeling. The changes are intended to reduce confusion about sunscreens and help consumers make better informed decisions.

The gold standard for sunscreen is broad-spectrum protection against both UVA and UVB …

Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. When discovered early, melanomas can often be cured with surgery alone; however, once melanoma metastasizes to lymph nodes and organs, treatment options are limited and ineffective.

Recently, the FDA approved a new …

Receive treatment with Dysport between May 1 and June 30, 2011.

Within 30 days of your treatment:

1. Visit this website
2. Register
3. Print or download a Dysport Rebate Redemption Form
4. Mail in your completed rebate form and itemized treatment receipt (credit

We are now enrolling interested subjects for a study to evaluate a new technique for autologous fat transfer.

Autologous fat transfer is a technique that allows correction of age-related wrinkles and fat loss using the patient’s own body fat. Fat …

It is estimated that 2.3 million teenagers visit tanning salons each year. In the spring, tanning salons are often filled with high school students planning for prom season and college students preparing for spring break, spring formals, and summer vacations. …

New research supports the growing body of evidence that the children of women who tan indoors are more likely to be indoor tanners themselves: young women whose first indoor ultraviolet (UV) tanning experience is with their mothers are more than …

Pollution Can Double UV Damage
Mar 17, 2011
By: Bill Gillette
Cosmetic Surgery Times E-News

Skillman, N.J. — New research suggests that exposure to amounts of pollution commonly found in urban areas may more than double skin damage caused by …