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Natural treatments for skin cancer not as safe as you think
No natural product has been proven to cure skin cancer. Natural skin cancer products that claim to cure cancer have not been approved by the FDA. None of the claims on these products have been proven.
A hair transplant can give you permanent, natural-looking results
Learn how a hair transplant can you permanent, natural-looking results.
Vitiligo: Signs and symptoms
With vitiligo, areas of skin may look lighter than your natural skin tone, white, or even pink.
Can some products cure eczema?
Promises of a cure are tempting. When “all natural” and “proven effective” are added to that promise, the product certainly seems worth trying.
7 ways to find peace of mind after a melanoma diagnosis
It’s natural to worry after being diagnosed with melanoma. Getting help dealing with worry and other emotions can bring peace of mind.
American Academy of Dermatology Association Applauds Introduction of The Patients First Act Aimed at Medicare Physician Reform
Statement from Murad Alam, MD, MSCI, MBA, FAAD, President, American Academy of Dermatology Association ROSEMONT, Ill. (July 15, 2026) — The American Academy of Dermatology Association applauds Academy member Representative John Joyce, MD, FAAD (R-PA), for introducing bipartisan, comprehensive Medicare physician payment reform legislation, the Patients First Act. The Academy
How to make melasma less noticeable
Tips from a board-certified dermatologist ROSEMONT, Ill. (Sept. 12, 2023) — Melasma is a skin condition that causes patches or freckle-like spots on the face that are darker than a person’s natural skin color. Melasma has many causes, including sun exposure, pregnancy, stress, a medical condition, or taking certain medications,
How to care for skin with vitiligo
Board-certified dermatologist’s tips to prevent vitiligo from spreading ROSEMONT, Ill. (June 13, 2023) — Vitiligo is a disease that causes the skin to lose its natural color, resulting in light or white patches of skin. This condition, which affects people of all ages and ethnicities, not only affects patients’ skin,
Neurodermatitis
If you have an itchy patch of skin that becomes itchiest while you're relaxing, you may have this type of eczema.
Neurodermatitis: Causes
While what causes neurodermatitis isn't entirely known, your risk is higher if you have one of these triggers.
Keloid scars: Overview
A keloid is a type of raised scar. Unlike other raised scars, a keloid grows larger than the wound that caused it.
Keloid scars: Causes
If you have keloid-prone skin, anything that causes skin to scar can cause a keloid, including piercings and surgery.
How to prevent hair damage from a weave or extensions
To prevent hair damage from a weave or extensions, dermatologists recommend following these tips.
How to apply self-tanner
These basic tips will help you apply self-tanner so you get even coverage and longer-lasting results.
How to treat hair loss
Learn how to treat hair loss.
Frontal fibrosing alopecia: Self-care
Dermatologists share these self-care tips with their patients who have this type of hair loss.
Fillers giving patients better, longer-lasting results
New injection techniques and more FDA-approved fillers are giving patients better results than ever.
Artificial nails: Dermatologists' tips for reducing nail damage
Artificial nails can lengthen short nails, making your fingers look long and slender. They can also be hard on your nails.
What's causing your child's itchy rash?
A dermatologist addresses the difference between eczema and allergic contact dermatitis BOSTON, MA (March 25, 2022) — Itchy rashes can be very irritating, especially when children get them, and you don’t know what is causing them. While these rashes are often caused by eczema, in some cases they are caused
Vitiligo: FAQs
Vitiligo is a condition that causes skin to lose color, causing lighter areas on the skin.
Treating light spots in brown or black skin
Dermatologist Nada Elbuluk, MD, tells you how to safely even out your skin tone when light spots appear.
Vitiligo: How to make it less visible and prevent spreading
Protecting your skin from the sun and injury can help, as can these other tips from dermatologists.
In winter, will my child need different eczema skin care?
To reduce eczema flares in winter, dermatologists recommend making small changes to your child’s skin care. You can help your child feel more comfortable by doing the following at the first sign of winter.
Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia: Self-care
These tips from dermatologists offer insight on CCCA treatment, shampooing, sun protection, and more.
Support Skin Cancer Screenings
Your support of SPOT Skin Cancer™ is critical in reducing the incidence of skin cancer. Learn how you can get involved.
Hair Loss Resource Center
Hair loss can be difficult to talk about. That's why the AAD created the Hair Loss Resource Center. Here, you'll find dermatologists’ insight that can help you discover what steps to take. In many cases, hair loss can be stopped or treated.
Good Skin Knowledge module 7: Sun safety
This AAD Good Skin Knowledge lesson focuses on protecting skin, hair, and eyes from the sun, including why everyone needs sunscreen.
Are you ready to control your child's eczema?
By taking this quiz, you’ll find out whether you know how to control your child’s eczema safely and effectively.
Seborrheic dermatitis: Signs and symptoms
These pictures show some of the many different ways that seborrheic dermatitis can develop on the skin.
Vitiligo: Treatment
Vitiligo treatment can restore skin color, prevent new spots, and stop patches from getting bigger.
Melanoma treatment
When treating melanoma, doctors strive to remove all the cancer. Because surgery tends to be the most effective way to do this, a patient who has melanoma will often have surgery. This may be the only treatment you need.
How much do you know about alternative treatments for eczema?
By taking this quiz, you’ll make sure you know when it’s best to consult your child’s dermatologist before taking action.
Módulo 7 de Buen conocimiento de la piel: Protegerse del sol
Esta lección de la Academia Estadounidense de Dermatología: Buen conocimiento de la piel se centra en proteger la piel, el cabello y los ojos del sol, incluido el motivo por el que todo el mundo necesita protector solar.
Newly diagnosed with melanoma
If your diagnosis seems overwhelming right now, you may find peace of mind by focusing on one good thing, such as the positive things you can do to fight the cancer.
Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about fillers answered by dermatologists
Fillers are popular. To help you decide whether this treatment is right for you and to have the treatment performed safely, the AAD provides answers to frequently asked questions.
11 ways to reduce premature skin aging
Learn about these 11 dermatologist tips for ways to reduce premature skin aging.
How to pick the right moisturizer for your skin
Board-certified dermatologists weigh in on the best moisturizer for each skin type from very dry to oily.
Tinea versicolor: Signs and symptoms
Learn about how dermatologists identify the signs and symptoms of tinea versicolor.
How to take pictures of your skin for your dermatologist
Quality photos that clearly show what you see are essential for telemedicine visits and more.
Botulinum toxin therapy: FAQs
Botulinum toxin therapy is one of the most popular cosmetic treatments available. To help you decide whether this treatment is right for you and to have the treatment performed safely, the AAD provides answers to frequently asked questions.
Hairstyles that pull can lead to hair loss
Your receding hairline might be from your hairstyle, a type of hair loss called traction alopecia.
Melasma: Signs and symptoms
These pictures show you the many ways that melasma can appear on the skin.
Coloring and perming tips for healthier-looking hair
Many treatments that enhance the appearance of your hair can actually damage it, causing your hair to become dry and brittle. Follow these dermatologists’ tips to prevent dry, brittle hair.
Hair loss: Insider secrets
Hair loss insider secrets from dermatologists.
Vitiligo: Causes
Vitiligo develops when your immune system attacks and destroys pigment-producing cells.
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: Relief for skin problems
These dermatologist’s tips can help reduce your risk of getting a skin infection and help your skin feel better.
How to get rid of head lice when treatment fails
Learn about what dermatologists recommend when non-prescription treatment for head lice fails.
How to control excessive sweating
Board-certified dermatologist shares 6 tips in time for summer ROSEMONT, Ill. (July 17, 2024) — Hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating, is a common medical condition that affects an estimated 15.8 million people in the U.S. It is normal to sweat when you overheat, or your nerves get the best of you.
How to care for dry, cracked heels – Advice from dermatologists
Six simple tips from dermatologists that can help you prevent and treat dry, cracked heels.
How to prevent athlete's foot
Learn about what dermatologists recommend to help prevent athlete's foot.
In Texas the project is always bigger
Learn how Henry Lim and his fellow medical students taught skin health to over 70 children.
Hyperhidrosis: 6 tips dermatologists give their patients
Learn how to find sweat triggers, when to apply antiperspirant vs. deodorant, and more.
Keloid scars: Signs and symptoms
A keloid tends to develop slowly after you injure your skin. Here's what you may see on different parts of your body.
Mpox (monkeypox) rash: Dermatologists’ tips for treating your skin
Proper skin care can prevent skin discoloration and scarring when the mpox rash clears.
Contact dermatitis: Causes
To get rid of contact dermatitis, you need to find what’s causing it. You can start with these common causes.
Birthmarks: Tips for managing
Read about dermatologist-recommended tips for managing birthmarks.
Understanding how skin impacts self-image
Learn how Good Skin Knowledge helped medical students Erika Malana, BMSc, and Meenu Reddy, BS, foster good skin habits for girl scouts.
Knowing the importance of both medical knowledge and personal leadership development
Leadership Development Steering Committee deputy chair Milan J. Anadkat, MD, FAAD believes in the importance of leadership training for dermatologists.
Melasma: Self-care
To make melasma less noticeable, dermatologists recommend sun protection and gentle skin care.
Darker skin tones - Skin diseases
Dermatologists' insight about skin diseases that affect people with darker skin tones more often or more severely.
Hair loss: Overview
Learn general information about hair loss.
Minimize a scar: Proper wound care tips from dermatologists
Dermatologists’ tips, such as keeping your wound moist, can reduce scars caused by minor injuries.
Melasma: Diagnosis and treatment
A dermatologist can tell you whether you have melasma or another condition and what can help you see clearer skin.
What is male pattern hair loss, and can it be treated?
If you have male pattern hair loss, you can treat it. Discover what can halt hair loss and sometimes regrow hair.
Minding the gap
Learn why AAD member Travis W. Blalock, MD, FAAD, loved bringing the personal and the professional together through Skin Cancer, Take a Hike!™.
How to care for dry, cracked heels
Tips from board-certified dermatologists ROSEMONT, Ill. (Feb. 1, 2022) — With the winter in full swing and the cold nipping at your skin, it’s easy for your feet to become dry and cracked. While this may seem like something you have to live with until spring, dermatologists from the American
How to fade dark spots in darker skin tones
Dark spots and patches rank as one of the most common reasons that people who have darker skin tones see a dermatologist.
How to control oily skin
For oily skin, dermatologists’ tips include using a gentle foaming face wash and oil-free products.
Finding skin cancer in darker skin tones
You can find skin cancer early when it's highly treatable if you know the signs and check your skin.
Alopecia areata: Treatment
Treatment can help both children and adults with alopecia areata regrow their hair.
10 surprising facts about indoor tanning
Tanning beds are not safer than the sun. There's no such thing as a safe tanning bed. Indoor tanning can more than double your risk of developing melanoma. Indoor tanning can also increase the risk of developing the two most common types of skin cancer — squamous cell carcinoma by
10 skin care secrets for healthier-looking skin
These skin care tips from dermatologists can make a difference in your appearance.
Hiding child’s skin condition with makeup may boost self-esteem
Young patients at a dermatology clinic immediately felt better when makeup covered a skin condition.
Nummular eczema: Symptoms
Nummular eczema often begins with tiny bumps and blister-like sores. Here's what else to look for.
Bullous pemphigoid: Signs and symptoms
These pictures show you how bullous pemphigoid often begins and what the rash and blisters can look like.
Prurigo nodularis: Signs and symptoms
Prurigo nodularis can cause intensely itchy bumps, raised patches, scabs, and sores on the skin.
Lupus and your skin: Causes
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can be triggered by sunlight, stress, cigarette smoke, and more.
Nail fungus: Signs and symptoms
Nail fungus can cause one or more nails to discolor, thicken, lift up, or become brittle or misshaped.
7 dermatologists’ tips for healing dry, chapped lips
While it may seem that dry, cracked lips are something you must live with until spring comes, you can have soft, supple lips year-round. Here’s what dermatologists recommend.
Hives: Signs and symptoms
When you have hives, they can itch, often intensely, burn or sting, or feel warm to the touch.
Skin cancer: Symptoms, diagnosis, and causes | AAD
Reviewed by dermatologists, this guide covers the basics, including how to find skin cancer. A common early sign is a spot on your skin that’s growing, bleeding, or changing. A board-certified dermatologist can tell you whether a spot is skin cancer or something else.
Frontal fibrosing alopecia: Signs and symptoms
A slowly receding hairline and eyebrow loss are common signs of this type of hair loss.
What causes gray hair, and can I stop it?
Gray hair happens to everyone, but dermatologists say you can delay gray hair through lifestyle changes.
Pityriasis rosea: Signs and symptoms
Pityriasis rosea often causes a rash that begins with a herald patch, and later a widespread rash.
Home remedies: What can relieve itchy eczema?
These research-proven home remedies can help relieve your child’s itchy skin.
Alopecia areata: Overview
Alopecia areata is a disease that causes hair loss, which often occurs on the scalp but can occur anywhere.
The latest in sun protection
New sunscreens now match a person’s skin tone without leaving a visible white film on the skin BOSTON, MA (March 25, 2022) — Throughout the years, sunscreens have evolved to meet the public’s needs. These innovations have included improved protection from sunburn and skin aging, as well as specific formulas
Acne scars: Symptoms
Acne scars can be depressed or raised. Most people develop depressed scars like ice pick scars.
Is vitiligo a medical condition?
People develop vitiligo when their body attacks healthy cells, so vitiligo is an autoimmune disease.
Melasma: Overview
Melasma is a skin condition that causes patches and spots, usually on the face, which are darker than your skin tone.
Melanoma strikes men harder
By age 50, men are more likely than women to develop melanoma. Sun protection can reduce this risk.
How dermatologists treat sun-damaged skin
The sun can add years to your skin. See how dermatologists treat damage caused by the sun.
Is your dry scalp something more serious?
Dermatologists speak to several common—and potentially serious—conditions that could be lurking behind your dry scalp.
How to treat minor burns and cuts
Dermatologist shares tips on caring for minor kitchen and holiday accidents ROSEMONT, Ill. (December 6, 2022) — With the holidays upon us, kitchen accidents can become more common as we cook meals for large gatherings of friends and family. In preparation for the holiday season, a board-certified dermatologist from the
Think that DIY acne trick is helping? Here’s what dermatologists want you to know
Board-certified dermatologist provides tips for clearer skin ahead of Acne Awareness Month ROSEMONT, Ill. (May 27, 2025) — Acne is one of the most common skin conditions, affecting nearly 85% of people at some point in their lives. With people increasingly turning to social media for skin care advice, at-home
5 signs your child's mole needs to be checked
Learn about five signs that dermatologists warn are signs that a child's mole should be checked.
Sarcoidosis and your skin: Signs and symptoms
These pictures show some of the many ways that sarcoidosis can develop on the skin and affect the nails.
Scleroderma: Signs and symptoms
Learn about the signs and symptoms of scleroderma.
Research suggests connection between hair loss in women and other diseases
Board-certified dermatologist discusses common types of hair loss seen in women with darker skin tones NEW ORLEANS (March 17, 2023) — Hair loss in women can be emotionally devastating and may negatively impact quality of life, and new research suggests that it can also be associated with having other common
Dermatologist-approved pregnancy skin care
You want to take care of your baby, but it can be confusing to determine which skin care products to use during pregnancy.
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: Symptoms
Pictures show some of the different ways that this group of cancers can appear on the skin.
How to care for your skin in your 60s and 70s
During our 60s and 70s, the many changes transforming our skin can feel inevitable, but that doesn’t mean you have to live with them. The right skin care can improve how your skin feels — and looks.
Lupus and your skin: Treatment
When treating cutaneous lupus, dermatologists aim to clear rashes, relieve symptoms like itch and pain, and more.
10 ways to prevent face mask skin problems
Prevent face mask skin problems like breakouts and dry skin by following these dermatologists’ tips.
Pustular psoriasis: Treatment
Treatment for pustular psoriasis can reduce (or clear) pus-filled bumps and alleviate symptoms.
Many ways to firm sagging skin
Options to help firm sagging skin for every budget.
Stubborn acne? Hormonal therapy may help
Read how hormonal therapy may help to clear acne and how a dermatologist can help.
Thinning hair and hair loss: Could it be female pattern hair loss?
Learn how to recognize and treat female hair loss.
Lichen planus: Diagnosis and treament
Treatment can prevent lichen planus from worsening, reduce flare-ups, and ease discomfort.
Basal cell carcinoma: Outcome and life after treatment | AAD
People rarely die of basal cell carcinoma skin cancer, but outcomes depend on when it's treated. Get dermatologist guidance on life after treatment.
7 conditions a child with eczema more likely to develop
Knowing the symptoms of these conditions can lead to early diagnosis and treatment.
Hair loss: Diagnosis and treatment
Effective treatment for hair loss begins with finding the cause. To get an accurate diagnosis, it helps to see a board-certified dermatologist. These doctors have in-depth knowledge about the many causes of hair loss and experience treating the diverse causes.
Skin cancer fact sheet
Find facts and statistics for reporting about skin cancer.
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: Treatment
To treat cancer cells in the skin, patients often apply medication or have radiation therapy or phototherapy.