The board certified dermatologists at Derick Dermatology treat the body’s largest organ, your skin. Like any other organ, it can be affected by disease, accident, illness, injury and birth defect. How effectively it is treated determines the continued health and vibrancy of your skin. Did you know that your Derick dermatologist can also treat issues…
Straddling both Kane and Cook counties, in the northern part of the state of Illinois, is the up and coming city of Elgin. The profile of its high school, Elgin High school’s history, boasts five admirals, a Nobel, Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner, and the founder of America’s first planetarium, among its prestigious alumni. Equally…
You live in one of the most health and safety-conscious countries in the world. Laws are constantly being enacted to protect you from perceived dangers to reduce the potential of needless injury and death. Don’t you buckle your seat belts when you drive your car or wear your bicycle or motorcycle helmet to protect your…
If it seems like tattoos have been around forever, they have. Earliest evidence of man marking his body showed the famous “Iceman,” a frozen mummy found in 1991 near the Italian-Austrian border carbon dated 5,200 years ago, with tattoos. Tattoos have been part and parcel of most societies for as long as we can remember.…
For generations, women have had to tolerate unwanted facial hair to some extent. To the extreme, there were circus sideshows and carnival touting their bearded ladies. Their full, luxuriant beards were the envy of their male counterparts. Lesser issues included the unsightly unibrows and embarrassing peach fuzz on upper lips. But guess what ladies? That…
Do you know what former president Bill Clinton, the Princess of Wales, Diana and long ago film star, W.C. Fields have or had in common? They are or were all living with rosacea, a disease that causes a reddening of the skin, affecting more than 14 million Americans today. As the disease develops, it can…
Ultraviolet Rays and Sunscreens As restorative and harmless as the sun probably appears to you at first glance, reality can be another matter entirely. Contained within its warming rays are two types of ultraviolet rays, UVA and UVB. Both are invisible to the naked eye, and both can be a potential threat to your skin.…
The Realities of Aging Skin As we pass milestones in life, such as graduating school, getting our first good job, getting married, having a family, buying a house- all of us have a common ground despite social status, ethnicity, education level or background. We all inevitably grow older. As you grow older, your aging skin…
Summer is right around the corner and you may not know it yet, but your dermatologist may be your best friend. I bet you can’t wait to soak up those warm summer rays that kiss your pale skin a golden bronze on a lazy afternoon at the beach, am I right? From about 93 million…
By: Laura Hunnewell How often should you wash your hair? Some stylists recommend washing your hair not more than 2 times per week. I don’t know about you, but I work out a lot and when you get really sweaty at the gym washing your hair is pretty much a necessity! I have been trying…