Women affected with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) are well acquainted with the fact that pimples and acne aren't teen territory alone. For such women, conventional acne treatments may not be the answer, since the causes of...

Our Largest Organ Pop quiz...What's the largest organ of your body?  If you answered that question with "skin", kudos to you.  Most people don't realize that the skin of their bodies is actually an organ,...

Insect bites and stings for the most part are harmless but sometimes, depending on the victim, they can be fatal. So, it is important to know your enemy, what signs to look for and...

Background Hair follicles normally secrete oil called "sebum" which travels up the tiny hair follicles to the skins pores where it lubricates and protects the skin. Sometimes there are overworked oil glands which enlarge and...

Our hands will give us away While we associate sleight of hand with card tricks, the hands are magic at revealing any number of things about us.  Our hands can make people think we're older...

So, you thought that now that you are an adult your days of pimples and acne are over. Then, out of nowhere (it seems) acne strikes again! What happened? It's just not really fair. After...

PIMPLES! ZITS! Yuk. How many times has a parent heard the woeful complaint of their teenager over the state of their skin? While acne affects people of all ages, all races and both genders, it appears most...

Frederick R. Jelovsek MD Very frequently, women (and men) make requests to doctors to prescribe a medication or treatment that will smooth out the contours of the body - eliminate cellulite. It presents a problem...