Expert insight from doctors who specialize in treating skin, hair, and nails.
Is it acne or rosacea? One of the most common signs of rosacea, bumps, and pimples, is also one of the most common causes of confusion about the skin condition.
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There are a number of skin conditions that cause bumps and growths to appear on the surface or just below the skin.
Irregular areas in which there are changes in skin color are a common problem with a wide array of potential causes.
Learn which types of skin diseases are contagious.
From chemical peels, botox, and fillers, find out which cosmetic treatment is right for you and what questions you should ask before getting a cosmetic treatment.
Do you have really dry or excessively sweaty skin? Find out the causes of your symptoms and learn how you can manage your condition.
Eczema and dermatitis are terms for a group of skin conditions that cause the skin to become inflamed or irritated. Learn about the causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of these common skin conditions.
Many people have hair or scalp problems. Their hair may be thinning or falling out, break off, or grow slowly. Dandruff or an itching or peeling scalp may cause discomfort.
Are you suffering from itchy skin? Find out the possible causes that are making you want to scratch.
Learn about the diseases and conditions that may cause painful skin and joints.
Learn about rash types, treatments, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and prevention.
There are many reasons why your skin might look scaly. Learn about the diseases and conditions that may cause scaly skin.
Find skin cancer information and treatment options and learn how you can prevent and detect the disease.
The Academy produces this video library to demonstrate dermatologist-recommended tips you can use to properly care for your skin, hair, and nails.
"Ask a Dermatologist” features board-certified dermatologists answering questions submitted by the public.
10 reasons your face is red
10 reasons your scalp itches and how to get relief
10 reasons your skin itches uncontrollably and how to get relief
10 skin care habits that can worsen acne
10 things to know before having laser treatment for your scar
10 things to try when acne won’t clear
10 tips for clearing acne in skin of color
10 ways to get relief from chronic hives
2 FDA-approved medications increase treatment options for eczema
5 facts you should know about precancerous skin growths
5 signs your child’s mole needs to be checked
5 ways to help your teenager survive acne
6 rosacea skin care tips dermatologists give their patients
7 nail-care tips that can reduce nail psoriasis
7 reasons to treat acne early
7 ways to find peace of mind after a melanoma diagnosis
8 reasons your groin itches and how to get relief
8 ways to relieve itchy psoriasis
8 ways to stop baths and showers from worsening your psoriasis
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Acanthosis nigricans
Acne
Acne and rosacea
Acne can affect more than your skin
Acne myths: Are any preventing you from seeing clearer skin?
Acne products: How to avoid allergic reaction
Acne scars
Acne: Tips to help you see clearer skin
Acne-like breakouts could be folliculitis
Actinic keratosis
Adult acne
Adults with eczema should watch for eye problems
Adults with eczema too often suffer in silence
Alopecia areata
Are any psoriasis treatments safe for children?
Are triggers causing your psoriasis flare-ups?
Are you ready to control your child's eczema?
Are you ready to manage your child's eczema triggers?
Are you ready to manage your psoriasis triggers?
Are you ready to treat your psoriasis?
Are your hair care products causing breakouts?
Asthma, hay fever, and food allergies: What should I know if my child has eczema?
Athlete's foot: How to prevent
Atopic dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis video library
Back acne: How to see clearer skin
Basal cell carcinoma
Bed bugs
Before getting cosmetic treatment, ask questions
Birthmarks
Botulinum toxin therapy
Bumps and growths
Can a child have psoriasis?
Can a child with eczema attend gym class and play sports?
Can a man treat psoriasis while trying to start a family?
Can a wearable blue-light device clear psoriasis?
Can a woman treat psoriasis while pregnant or breastfeeding?
Can anything prevent my child from getting eczema?
Can aspirin reduce your risk of getting skin cancer?
Can blood pressure medication increase your skin cancer risk?
Can eating certain foods cause psoriasis to flare?
Can eczema be cured?
Can eczema increase risk of asthma, hay fever, and food allergies?
Can food fix eczema?
Can psoriasis affect more than my skin?
Can psoriasis be cured?
Can psoriasis make you feel tired?
Can some products cure eczema?
Can stress worsen psoriasis?
Can the right diet get rid of acne?
Can you find health conditions common in kids with eczema?
Can you get eczema as an adult?
Can you get psoriasis if you have skin of color?
Can you prevent a peanut allergy when a child has eczema?
Caring for a child with eczema
Cellulite treatments: What really works?
Cellulitis
Chemical peels
Cold sores
Cold sores: Should I keep a child with eczema away?
Color problems
Contact dermatitis
Contagious skin diseases
Cosmetic procedures: Are they safe for people 65 and older?
Cosmetic treatments
Could I have psoriasis?
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
Cyndi Lauper discusses how she manages her psoriasis
Cyndi Lauper reveals how she manages her psoriasis
Dandruff: How to treat
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP)
Diabetes: 12 warning signs that appear on your skin
Diaper rash: How to treat
Diseases and treatments
Diseases and treatments: A-Z index
Do certain foods cause eczema flares?
Do vaccinations cause eczema?
Do you have to treat rosacea?
Do you know how to clear your acne?
Do you know how to use skin care to help heal eczema?
Does drinking cause rosacea?
Does eczema put my child at risk for infections?
Does rosacea increase your risk of having a heart attack or stroke?
Does treating psoriasis reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke?
Dry skin
Dry, scaly, and painful hands could be hand eczema
Dry, sweaty skin
Dyshidrotic eczema
Eczema friendly moisturizer: How to select
Eczema/dermatitis
Epidermolysis bullosa
Fillers
Financial help for people who have skin cancer
Genital herpes
Genital warts
Granuloma annulare
Hair and scalp problems
Hair loss
Hair-styling tips that can reduce flares of scalp psoriasis
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease
Have rosacea? 10 ways to reduce your risk of getting another disease
Head lice
Healthy diet and other lifestyle changes that can improve psoriasis
Heart disease: 12 warning signs that appear on your skin
Heart medicine can clear strawberry birthmarks
Herpes simplex
Hiding child’s skin condition with makeup may boost self-esteem
Hidradenitis suppurativa
Hives
Home remedies: What can relieve itchy eczema?
How can an African American woman treat scalp psoriasis?
How can eczema affect my child's mood?
How can I be sure I’m doing everything I can to treat my psoriasis?
How can I find eczema friendly products?
How can I find eczema triggers on my child's body?
How can I find eczema triggers outdoors?
How can I find indoor eczema triggers?
How can I find out if I have psoriasis?
How can I keep my child's eczema under control?
How can I tell if I have skin cancer?
How can I treat genital psoriasis?
How concerned should I be about my psoriasis?
How could I have gotten psoriasis?
How do dermatologists control eczema?
How long can I take a biologic to treat psoriasis?
How long can I take an antibiotic to treat my acne?
How long will I have to treat my psoriasis?
How much do you know about alternative treatments for eczema?
How should I remove psoriasis scale?
How to bathe a child who has eczema
How to care for children with chickenpox
How to care for your skin during and after radiation therapy
How to heal warts more quickly and prevent new ones
How to prevent rosacea flare-ups
How to spot a precancerous growth on your skin
How to treat different types of acne
How to treat psoriasis at age 65 and beyond
How to use moisturizer to reduce eczema flares
How will I know what to do to control the eczema?
Hyperhidrosis
I cannot afford my psoriasis medicine! Now what?
I have acne! Is it okay to wear makeup?
I have melanoma! Why do I need a sentinel lymph node biopsy?
I’ve been diagnosed with melanoma! Now what?
Ichthyosis vulgaris
Imiquimod: A treatment for some skin cancers, genital warts
Impetigo
In winter, will my child need different eczema skin care?
Is any acne treatment safe to use during pregnancy?
Is it possible to control eczema?
Is it possible to keep eczema under control?
Is misinformation increasing your risk of skin cancer?
Is psoriasis contagious?
Is rosacea causing your red, irritated face?
Is that acne on my baby’s face?
Is that acne or rosacea on your skin?
Is that eczema or an infection on my child's skin?
Is that stubborn acne really acne?
Is vitiligo a medical condition?
Is your skin care causing psoriasis flares?
Is your sports equipment causing your acne?
Is your workout causing your acne?
Isotretinoin: Treatment for severe acne
Itchy skin
Just diagnosed with rosacea? 8 things you should know!
Keloids
Keratosis pilaris
Laser hair removal
Lasers and lights: How well do they treat acne?
Lasers and lights: How well do they treat rosacea?
Leg veins: Why they appear and how dermatologists treat them
Leprosy still occurs in the United States: Are you at risk?
Lichen planus
Liposuction: What can it do for me?
Lupus and your skin
Medications and light treatments for psoriasis
Melanoma
Melanoma can look different in children
Melanoma during pregnancy: What it means for you and your baby
Melanoma strikes men harder
Melanoma survivor? You really need to check your skin!
Melasma
Merkel cell carcinoma
Microdermabrasion
Moisturizer: Why you may need it if you have acne
Moles
Molluscum contagiosum
Nail fungus
Natural treatments for skin cancer not as safe as you think
Neurodermatitis
Newer treatments helping patients live longer
Nickel allergy
Non-invasive fat removal: What can you expect?
Nummular dermatitis
Organ transplant recipients benefit from seeing a dermatologist
Painful skin/joints
Palliative care can help patients when melanoma spreads
Pemphigus
People with skin of color can get rosacea
Pimple popping: Why only a dermatologist should do it
Pityriasis rosea
Plants that make you itch
Poison ivy, oak, and sumac
Psoriasis
Psoriasis Resource Center
Psoriasis Resource Center medical reviewers
Psoriasis treatment: Methotrexate
Psoriasis treatment: “Off-label” medicines that work throughout the body
Psoriasis treatment: A retinoid you apply to the skin
Psoriasis treatment: Apremilast
Psoriasis treatment: Biologics
Psoriasis treatment: Coal tar
Psoriasis treatment: Corticosteroids you apply to the skin
Psoriasis treatment: Cyclosporine
Psoriasis treatment: Oral retinoids
Psoriasis treatment: Phototherapy
Psoriasis treatment: Synthetic vitamin D
Psoriasis treatment: Tacrolimus ointment and pimecrolimus cream
Psoriasis video library
Psoriasis: Diagnosis, treatment, and outcome
Psoriasis: Signs and symptoms
Psoriasis: Tips for managing
Psoriasis: Who gets it and causes
Psoriatic arthritis
Pustular psoriasis: Treatment options
Rare disease causes an extreme sensitivity to sunlight
Rash 101 in adults: When to seek treatment
Rashes
Red rash around your mouth could be perioral dermatitis
Ringworm
Rosacea
Rosacea treatment: Acne-like breakouts
Rosacea treatment: Eye problems
Rosacea treatment: How to treat the redness
Rosacea treatment: Thickening skin
Sarcoidosis
Scabies
Scalp psoriasis
Scalp psoriasis: 10 ways to reduce hair loss
Scaly skin
Scars
Scleroderma
Sebaceous carcinoma
Seborrheic dermatitis
Seborrheic keratoses
Shampoos, scale softeners, and other treatments
Shingles
Should a child who has eczema see a dermatologist?
Should I add anything to the bath of a child who has eczema?
Should I get genetic testing for melanoma?
Should I treat my psoriasis?
Signs of Lyme disease that appear on your skin
Signs that could be melanoma on your foot
Skin cancer
Skin cancer in people of color
Skin care: Does it help treat eczema?
Skin reactions from targeted cancer therapy
Smallpox vaccine: What are the risks if someone has eczema?
Squamous cell carcinoma
Stasis dermatitis
Stress: Is it a common eczema trigger?
Stubborn acne? Hormonal therapy may help
Subspecialties of dermatology
Tattoo removal: Lasers outshine other methods
Thyroid disease: A checklist of skin, hair, and nail changes
Tinea versicolor
Treating acne? Is it time to see a dermatologist?
Treatment for advanced melanoma continues to improve
Treatment may differ for melanoma on the head or neck
Triggers could be causing your rosacea flare-ups
Triggers: What can cause eczema to flare?
Types of psoriasis: Can you have more than one?
Vitiligo
Vitiligo discomfort stops with sunscreen use
Warts
Welts on skin due to cold temperature could be hives
What can clear severe acne?
What can help a child manage eczema triggers at school?
What can help a child with eczema sleep?
What can help reduce psoriasis flare-ups?
What can treat the spots that appear when psoriasis clears?
What causes eczema?
What does psoriasis look like?
What increases your risk of getting melanoma?
What is Mohs surgery?
What is nail psoriasis, and how can I treat it?
What is psoriasis?
What new psoriasis treatments can we expect to see?
What options are available when melanoma spreads to the brain?
What psoriasis treatments are available without a prescription?
What should I know about psoriasis treatments available online?
What should I watch for if my child has eczema?
What treatments are available for psoriasis?
What’s the difference between eczema and psoriasis?
When does a child with eczema need allergy testing?
When does a person get psoriasis
When is a mole a problem?
When should I talk with my child's dermatologist?
Who should provide your cosmetic treatment
Why are baths and moisturizer so important when treating eczema?
Why see a board-certified dermatologist?
Will swimming in a pool trigger my child’s eczema?
Will treating eczema improve my child’s health?
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