Easy Beauty: Is Permanent Makeup Worth the Risks? Permanent makeup — essentially tattooed eye, lip and eyebrow color — has been around for decades, mostly as a way to help burn victims, cancer survivors and those with hair-loss conditions, as well as those who may have trouble applying makeup due to Parkinson’s or arthritis.
Get an Early Start on Skin Care Even if you can’t see it, your skin starts to age when you are only in your mid-20s. Your favorite products may not work as well anymore. Your genes, daily habits, and the sun cause these changes. So don’t wait till you see wrinkles! You may want to…
Wrangler Releases ‘spa’ Jeans that Claim to Moisturize and Reduce Cellulite It seems like you can’t open a women’s magazine in this country without having some skincare expert tell you how important it is to moisturize, moisturize, moisturize. Now a new line of jeans from Wrangler claim to be the end to all your skincare…
President’s Message and Happenings in the WDS Winter 2013 Community building has always been strong within WDS, and I am grateful for the ‘storm recovery’ expertise and encouragement extended to our members who were affected by Hurricane Sandy. Many thanks to WDS volunteers Mary Lupo, MD, Amy Derick, MD and everyone who assisted in this…
Say bye-bye to pesky wrinkles with simple no-needle solutions There are two kinds of lines: laugh lines (the folds that run from the nose to each corner of your mouth), which are formed from years of giggling, smiling and even talking, and perioral lines (the fine grooves that appear along the upper lip) caused by…
Dr. Amy Derick comments on Over-the-Counter Acne Medication in Men’s Health Magazine. Put the brakes on breakouts by pairing two well-known zit zappers. The combo of salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide fights acne better than benzoyl alone, say Harvard scientists. See slide 19/21 for her comments. View the full article here
Patients can’t ask for anti-aging treatments if they don’t know their dermatologist provides them… Amy J. Derick, MD, instructor of clinical dermatology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and director of Derick Dermatology in Barrington, Ill., ascertains patients’ interest in cosmetic treatment before their first office visit. View the full article here
Washing your hands is a great way to curb the spread of germs. But some soaps can irritate your skin… Washing your hands is a great way to curb the spread of germs. But some soaps can irritate your skin. Dermatologist Amy Derick, MD, of Barrington, Ill., recommends using a moisturizing liquid cleanser to wash…
Advances in technology provide new opportunities for improving office efficiency and better patient care. But they also pose challenges to physicians seeking to take full advantage of these tools, said Amy Derick, M.D. at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery… View the full article here
Why Am I Going Gray? Sooner or later, even as your hair keeps growing, those little pots of ink in the follicles start running dry. O.K.: there aren’t really little pots. And there isn’t an allotted amount of pigment. But at some point, the production of melanin slows. View full article here
