Well-moisturized skin can help you avoid skin complications due to diabetes. When you have diabetes, finding time for skin care can seem like a luxury. Monitoring your glucose level, sticking to a ...

Checking your skin for signs of skin cancer can be lifesaving. It's a common misbelief that only people with light skin develop skin cancer. If you have a darker skin tone, you can get skin cancer.

The American Academy of Dermatology gratefully acknowledges the support from Sanofi and Regeneron. Atopic dermatitis, or eczema, is often called the “itch that rashes.” This description explains what ...

Guideline highlights. These guidelines are the AAD’s first guidelines specific to the management of pediatric AD, published with the objectives of appraising the evidence and pr ...

Got a painful blister and not sure if you should pop it, cover it, or leave it alone? Treating it the wrong way can slow healing or lead to infection. Follow these tips from ...

Last time you shopped for skin care products, you might have noticed facial masks seem to be everywhere. Facial masks are marketed as products that can help improve your skin tone, texture, and health ...

Learning that you have melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, can make it difficult to hear anything else your doctor says. After leaving the office, you may wonder what happens next. While ...

Women who have acne along their jawline and lower face tend to have good results from hormonal therapy for acne. Do you continue to see acne along your lower face, jawline, and neck despite trying all ...

Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that can spread quickly. When melanoma starts to spread, it often travels to a lymph node near the melanoma first. Having a sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) can tell ...

Numerous organizations offer funding to support research in dermatology. The AAD has collected the information below to help members who may seek financial support for their research efforts.

How do dermatologists diagnose molluscum contagiosum? A board-certified dermatologist can often diagnose this condition by looking at the bumps on your skin. For most patients, that’s all that’s ...

If you have what feels like razor bumps or acne on the back of your neck or scalp, you may have acne keloidalis nuchae. Find out what can help.