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Can a child with eczema attend gym class and play sports?
Heat and sweat are common eczema triggers. With a few precautions, most kids who have eczema can attend gym class and play sports. To prevent a flare-up, dermatologists recommend following these tips.
Dermatologists’ top tips for using leave-in conditioner
When a rinse-off conditioner (applied in the shower) isn’t enough, adding a leave-in conditioner can help.
Tips for healthy hair
Healthy hair starts with learning your hair type. See the other tips that dermatologists recommend.
Tressed to impress: tips for keeping your mane magnificent
6 tips for healthier looking and feeling hair from a board-certified dermatologist ROSEMONT, Ill. (Aug. 13, 2024) — Hair is as unique as its wearer, making care an important aspect in one’s overall health and wellness routine. From understanding your hair type to learning the best shampooing technique (yes, there
Teaching your child healthy hair care habits
Healthy hair care begins with learning how to wash the hair without damaging it. When your child is ready to start shampooing, follow these steps to help your child develop healthy hair-care habits.
Many ways to firm sagging skin
Options to help firm sagging skin for every budget.
Black hair: Tips for everyday care
Black people's hair tends to be fragile. Here’s what dermatologists recommend to help minimize damage and keep your hair looking its best.
Hair styling without damage
Learn how to style your hair without damaging it.
How to prevent rosacea flare-ups
Learn helpful tips to how to prevent rosacea flare-ups.
Triggers could be causing your rosacea flare-ups
Learn what might be triggering your rosacea and how to avoid the triggers.
Experiencing hair loss? Your hair care matters
Learn how your hair care matters for hair loss.
Hair loss: Tips for managing
Many people aren’t sure what to do when they notice hair loss. These dermatologists' tips can help you get started.
What are those bumps on my child's skin?
These 12 common conditions can cause a rash of bumps on your child’s skin. Find out whether a condition is contagious and when your child needs treatment.
Frontal fibrosing alopecia: Self-care
Dermatologists share these self-care tips with their patients who have this type of hair loss.
Gabeiel’s personal story
Read the skin cancer survivor story of Gabriel Kauper.
Hair-styling tips that can reduce flares of scalp psoriasis
Learn about hair-styling tips that can reduce flares of scalp psoriasis.
Is your sports equipment causing your acne?
Some sports equipment and clothing provide an ideal environment for acne to thrive. Learn about how sports equipment can contribute to acne and how to prevent it.
Pemphigus: 10 tips for managing
Learn about 10 tips dermatologists recommend for managing pemphigus.
Sheltering in place in the shade
Robinson Primary School’s pre-K teacher,Susan Godfrey, M. Ed., brings shade to Texas.
Childhood eczema: Triggers can cause eczema to flare
Childhood eczema triggers flare
Cold weather and your skin
Board-certified dermatologist shares tips to protect your skin this winter ROSEMONT, Ill. (January 31, 2023) — Cold winter weather can wreak havoc on our bodies. Due to the drop in temperature and lack of humidity, our skin can have a difficult time retaining moisture, leading to itchy, dry skin and
Hidradenitis suppurativa: Self-care
These tips from dermatologists can help you get the best outcome from your HS treatment plan.
What can help a child manage eczema triggers at school?
Going to school with eczema can be difficult. If your child has visible eczema or scratches often, other children — and even adults — may mistakenly believe your child has a contagious disease. With a bit of planning, however, children with eczema can go to school and do well.
Prurigo nodularis: 9 dermatologists’ tips for relieving the itch
Until treatment for prurigo nodularis works, these tips can help relieve the itch.
10 ways to get relief from chronic hives
If hives last longer than 6 weeks, seeing a dermatologist can help as can keeping track of your flare-ups.
Nummular eczema: Self-care
These dermatologists' tips can help you get the best results from treatment for nummular eczema.
Enjoying the game and staying sun safe
Learn how Brad Koller, board president of Miracle League Field of Findlay, was happy to be able to protect both players and their families from sun exposure.
Non-invasive fat removal: What can you expect?
If you have an area of fat that diet and exercise won’t budge, you may want to consider non-invasive fat removal. Without making an incision, a dermatologist can permanently remove a pocket of unwanted fat.
Microneedling can fade scars, uneven skin tone, and more
By using tiny needles to puncture the skin, this treatment can fade scars, stretch marks, wrinkles, and more.
Everyday hair care
Here are simple tips from board-certified dermatologists that can help you take good care of your hair.
How to treat boils and styes
You can often treat a boil or stye at home with a warm compress, applying it 3 to 4 times a day.
How can I find indoor eczema triggers?
Learn how to find what could be triggering your child's triggers at home. Match the possible trigger on the chart below and learn what you can do to help treat flares and avoid indoor triggers.
How can I find eczema triggers outdoors?
If spending time outdoors causes your child’s eczema to flare, this chart may help you figure out why and what you can do to prevent flare-ups.
Bedbugs: How to avoid bringing them home
Reduce the likelihood of bringing bedbugs home by following these dermatologists' tips.
Providing free skin cancer screenings and advice on sun safety and skin cancer prevention
Learn how AAD member Susan Boiko, MD, volunteered to screen patients during Skin Cancer Awareness Month.
12 summer skin problems you can prevent
Learn to identify 12 summer skin problems and read about dermatologist tips for preventing them.
Digital media kit: DermWorld rate card
View advertising rates and specifications for the American Academy of Dermatology's print publication, DermWorld.
Lichen planus: Dermatologists tips to help you feel better
If you have lichen planus, there are things you can do to help ease symptoms and reduce flare-ups.
How to prevent skin problems while gardening
Skin problems caused by gardening are common, but these tips from dermatologists can help you prevent many rashes, wounds, and other problems.
Eczema treatment: Coal tar preparations
Used for more than 100 years to treat eczema, coal tar is occasionally recommended to treat a child. If it’s recommended, be sure you know these facts, which include where to never apply it.
How to prevent and treat frostbite
When the temperature dips below freezing, it’s critical to protect your skin from cold-weather health risks. Frostbite occurs when the skin – and sometimes the tissue beneath the skin – freezes due to prolonged exposure to cold temperatures. Depending on how long and how frozen the tissue, frostbite can result
Acne keloidalis nuchae: Self-care
Follow these board-certified dermatologists’ tips for preventing acne keloidalis nuchae from worsening.
Are triggers causing your psoriasis flare-ups?
Learn how triggers may cause your psoriasis flare-ups.
Eczema treatment: Corticosteroids applied to the skin
Due to their safety and effectiveness, corticosteroids are commonly used to treat eczema in people of all ages, including young children. This fact sheet highlights what parents often want to know about this treatment.
Neurodermatitis: Causes
While what causes neurodermatitis isn't entirely known, your risk is higher if you have one of these triggers.
Stop itchy skin in its tracks
5 tips for relief from a board-certified dermatologist ROSEMONT, Ill. (Sept. 24, 2024) — Itchy skin can be irritating, especially an itch that doesn’t go away. There are many potential causes for itchy skin like common skin conditions such as eczema, shingles, hives, psoriasis, or bug bites, or it could
How to care for your skin during and after radiation therapy
Radiation therapy plays an important role in treating cancer. Like medications, radiation therapy can also cause possible side effects. Some of these side effects occur on the skin. Learn how dermatologists recommend that you care for your skin before and after radiation therapy.
Nummular eczema: Causes
Nummular eczema seems to develop after something triggers it. Here’s a list of common triggers.
How to use stick and spray sunscreens
It’s important to take precautions when using stick and spray sunscreens to ensure the best protection for you and your family. Follow these tips from board-certified dermatologists to safely and adequately apply stick and spray sunscreens.
6 curly hair tips from dermatologists
Following these hair care tips from dermatologists can help keep your curly hair healthy and looking good.
Eczema treatment: Phototherapy
If your child’s eczema covers a large area or treatment you apply to the skin fails to work, your child’s dermatologist may recommend phototherapy. Here’s what’s involved.
Eczema treatment: Crisaborole (Eucrisa®) ointment
Crisaborole ointment is a newer treatment for atopic dermatitis (AD), which offers an alternative to treating AD with corticosteroids that you apply to the skin, pimecrolimus cream, or tacrolimus ointment.
Dyshidrotic eczema: Self-care
These 10 self-care tips from dermatologists can help you prevent flare-ups of dyshidrotic eczema.
Shielding our heroes: Dermatologists deploy to provide free skin cancer checks to 425 NYC firefighters
Event kicks off the American Academy of Dermatology’s and Firefighter Cancer Support Network’s national program to check 10,000 firefighters for skin cancer by 2026 NEW YORK CITY (May 28, 2024) — The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), in conjunction with the Firefighter Cancer Support Network, will host a free Skin
7 ways to prevent injuries while trimming pubic hair
Have you ever injured yourself while trimming your pubic hair? You’re not alone. A study found that 1 in 4 people have injured themselves while grooming their privates. In this study, the most common injuries were deep cuts, burns, and rashes.
Hives: Causes
The often-itchy bumps and raised patches of hives develop when the body releases histamine.
Rosacea: Causes
Inflammation may cause the many signs and symptoms of rosacea.
People with darker skin tones can get rosacea
Symptoms of rosacea include your face often feels warm and it stings when you apply a skin care product.
How to check for bedbugs
Board-certified dermatologist’s tips ROSEMONT, Ill. (March 14, 2024) — Bedbugs can make you itch just by thinking about them. These tiny, reddish-brown insects that feed on blood are notorious for infiltrating hotel rooms and luggage, hitchhiking their way back to a new home virtually undetected. ... "Understanding what to be
American Academy of Dermatology survey shows sun protection lacking in winter
Board-certified dermatologist shares tips to protect your skin from the sun during colder months ROSEMONT (Feb. 6, 2024) — A recent American Academy of Dermatology survey revealed that nearly one in five adults are not aware that you can get sunburned during the winter, and even fewer protect themselves from
Hyperhidrosis: Diagnosis and treatment
Dermatologists use antiperspirants, medicated wipes, and more to treat excessive sweating.
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.
Eczema treatment: Topical calcineurin inhibitors (TCIs) for children
Your child’s dermatologist may prescribe this medicine when corticosteroids stop working, fail to work, or are not a good option for your child.
Neurodermatitis: Self-care
To get rid of neurodermatitis, you must stop scratching and rubbing your itchy skin. These tips can help.
How to stop damaging your hair
Learn 10 common hair-care practices that can damage hair and dermatologists’ tips that can help you to stop damaging your hair.
10 hair-care habits that can damage your hair
How you style your hair can cause hair to look brittle, frizzy and lackluster or even fall out. Follow these tips from dermatologists to help style your hair without causing damage.
Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia: Self-care
These tips from dermatologists offer insight on CCCA treatment, shampooing, sun protection, and more.
4 skin care tips for your hands
To give your hands the care they crave, deserve, and need, follow these four dermatologist-recommended tips.
6 curly hair tips from dermatologists
Tips from board-certified dermatologists ROSEMONT, Ill. (June 30, 2022) — As people shed their winter hats in favor of warmer temperatures, letting their hair flow freely, having the right hair care routine is important. According to dermatologists from the American Academy of Dermatology, people with curly or tightly coiled hair
American Academy of Dermatology urges Americans to use sun protection ahead of July 4th weekend
Board-certified dermatologist provides tips to relieve discomfort from sunburns ROSEMONT, Ill. (June 27, 2023) — The July 4th weekend is a time when many Americans will celebrate outdoors at parades, pools and cookouts, but without proper sun protection, they put themselves and their children at risk of getting sunburned, which
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.
Head lice: Diagnosis and treatment
Find and treat head lice at home with this expert advice from dermatologists.
Hyperhidrosis: 6 tips dermatologists give their patients
Learn how to find sweat triggers, when to apply antiperspirant vs. deodorant, and more.
Seborrheic dermatitis: Self-care
These dermatologist’s tips can help diminish the itchy rash and get the best results from treatment.
Alopecia areata: Self-care
Covering everything from sun protection to hair care, these alopecia areata self-care tips can help you feel better.
Pityriasis rosea: How to treat it at home
To prevent pityriasis rosea from worsening, keep your skin cool and follow these other tips.
3 techniques that can strengthen eczema treatment
If the eczema medicine that you apply to your child’s skin fails to work, ask your child’s dermatologist if one of these three techniques could improve results.
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.
A dermatologist's top tips for a healthy beard
This simple skin care plan can help you sidestep problems that develop beneath the beard like dry, itchy skin.
Nummular eczema: Diagnosis and treatment
With proper treatment, nummular eczema can clear. Here’s what dermatologists may include in a treatment plan.
Chronic spontanous urticaria: Effective treatment possible
Dermatologists reveal how they successfully treat a type of hives called chronic spontaneous urticaria.
Hairstyles that pull can lead to hair loss
Your receding hairline might be from your hairstyle, a type of hair loss called traction alopecia.
What can make my hands look younger?
If age spots, wrinkly skin, or other signs of aging bother you, you can have more youthful-looking hands. Thanks to advances in dermatology, it’s possible to diminish these signs of aging safely and with little or no downtime.
When to toss your makeup and sunscreen
Two dermatologists explain when to throw away makeup and sunscreen in order to prevent skin problems.
Leg veins: Why they appear and how dermatologists treat them
Minimally invasive treatment can get rid of or fade leg veins. Treatment can also diminish symptoms like pain and fatigue and prevent complications.
Relief for skin reactions from targeted cancer therapy
Skin reactions are a common side effect of targeted therapy. Some of these medications can affect your hair or nails. Spotting a reaction early and getting treatment can prevent the reaction from worsening. It can allow you to continue receiving targeted therapy uninterrupted.
Neurodermatitis: Treatment
Neurodermatitis often requires prescription medication to clear. Here’s what a treatment plan can include.
Rosacea: Treatment
The goals of treatment are to reduce (or eliminate) signs of rosacea, ease your discomfort, and prevent rosacea from worsening.
Hives: Diagnosis and treatment
Find out when hives require emergency care, when to treat at home, and when to see a dermatologist.
Squamous cell carcinoma: From symptoms to treatments | AAD
Squamous cell carcinoma is a common type of skin cancer that often looks like a scaly patch, dome-shaped growth, or sore. It tends to grow slowly, but sometimes growth is quick. A board-certified dermatologist can tell you if you have this skin cancer. When found early, squamous cell carcinoma is
Sunscreen FAQs
Dermatologists recommend using sunscreen with SPF 30+ that is broad-spectrum and water resistant.
Basal cell carcinoma: From symptoms to treatments | AAD
Basal cell carcinoma is a type of skin cancer. It tends to grow slowly and rarely spreads. However, it can grow deep, so you want to treat this skin cancer early.