What is indoor tanning? Indoor tanning is using a tanning bed, booth, or sunlamp to get a tan. Indoor tanning has been linked with skin cancers including melanoma (the deadliest...
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Ask the Doctor Bacterial Infections of the Skin by Dr. Jordan L. Whatley M.D. What is a bacterial infection of the skin? MRSA, staph folliculitis, staph abscess…
What are Scars and how do They Form? The scar you received when you fell off your bike as a child, from a recent car accident, surgery or even from...
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Ask the Doctor Melanoma by Dr. Tom J. Meek, Jr. What is melanoma? Melanoma is a cancer that begins in the pigment-producing cells in the skin. Other names for this…
Ask the Doctor Sun Safety by Dr. Lori Byrd What is sun safety? Sun safety is the practice of taking simple steps to reduce overexposure to the sun’s rays while…