Category: Florida
What is Cheilitis? How To Heal Chapped, Inflamed Lips This Winter
Drier, cooler winter weather can irritate the delicate skin of the lips. Here in South Florida, sunburns may likewise cause dryness and peeling. Simple chapping will usually heal with a moisturizing lip balm. However, lip dermatitis has other causes, including allergies, infections, chronic sun damage, and even nutritional deficiencies. Cheilitis, the term used for inflammation …
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Understanding Heat Rash: Causes, Symptoms, Prevention, and Treatment
Miliaria, commonly known as heat rash, is a sweat retention syndrome in which the flow of sweat through its duct to the skin surface is impeded. Heat rash occurs due to increased perspiration from heat, humidity, fever, or occlusion of the skin. Infants are particularly susceptible due to immature sweat glands, although the problem can …
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Have You Heard of Sea Lice?
Summertime in SWFL means families flock to the beach to enjoy some sunshine, warm water, and sea lice?!?! Humans aren’t the only ones who enjoy the warmer water temperatures. Sea lice—not to be mistaken for head lice—are in fact jellyfish and sea anemone larvae. They are tiny, almost invisible to the naked eye, and are …
Reapplying Our Focus on Skin Cancer
I know that I sound like a broken record, but I am always looking for a reason to discuss skin cancer prevention for Florida residents and others. With Skin Cancer Awareness Month starting May 1, it is time for a refresher for all my sun-loving Floridians, because skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United …
Healthy Aging Month: 5 Tips for a Healthy Aging Face
September is Healthy Aging Month, and while this topic alone could fill a large textbook, here are five tips from Florida’s dermatology-focused Skin Wellness Physicians to help us move through time more slowly and healthfully: 1) Sunscreen The most important intervention one can do for the health of the largest organ of the body would be …
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Why Do Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others?
Do you find yourself swatting and scratching while the rest of your family is relaxing peacefully by the pool? Is your blood really sweeter? What is it that mosquitoes find so appetizing in some individuals? The Skin Wellness Physicians team in Marco Island and Naples invites you to dive into what attracts mosquitoes in the …
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Let’s Celebrate Skin Cancer Awareness
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. In Florida, there is good reason to be aware of the dangers that can lurk in the skin. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States and the world. We kick off the month with Melanoma Monday, which spotlights the most aggressive and deadliest form of …
Four Aquatic Rashes Explained
As Floridians, we spend a lot of time in the water for work and fun. There are numerous different rashes that can occur from both marine and freshwater exposure. I wanted to run down some of the more common rashes I’ve seen associated with water exposure. The good news from this Florida-based dermatologist? These are …
Physical vs. Chemical Sunscreen: What’s the Deal?
Hawaii is the first state in the United States to ban the sale of sunscreen containing the coral-harming chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate, ushering in a new era of reef-safe sunscreen. The new law goes into effect January 1, 2021, but many visitors and residents are already trading in their non-reef-safe sun protection. So what does this mean for the rest …
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Safe Treatments for Sun Spots
Dr. Anne Marie Tremaine Talks What Can Be Done to Address (and Prevent) Photodamage The effects of the intense Florida sun keep me very busy at work. One of the most common complaints from my patients is the appearance of their photodamaged skin and how to correct it. My patients are looking to improve the …
