Dermatological Disorders

Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases, a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist takes care of diseases, in the widest sense, and some cosmetic problems of the skin, scalp, hair, and nails.

Dermatological Disorders Stories

Psoriasis Raises the Risk of Obesity in Children

Psoriasis, a common skin condition that causes skin redness and irritation, could raise the risk of obesity in children.
Genes Make Redheads More Likely to Get Skin Cancer

The risk of skin cancer is higher for redheads and sun exposure doesn't make much of a difference, says a new study.
Bizarre Skin Condition Makes Little Girl Look Like an Old Man

One-year-old Yuxin Xiaoli is thought to be suffering from cutis laxa or elastolysis, a rare, inherited or acquired connective tissue disorder in which the skin becomes inelastic and hangs loosely in folds.
"Good Bacteria" During Pregnancy May Ward off Eczema

Babies were less likely to get an itchy skin rash when their mothers took probiotics during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.
New Technique to Remove Wrinkles: Thai Face Slapping for $350

A Thai woman offers a technique that she calls face-slapping – in which she literally slaps the wrinkles off your face.
Bizarre Medical Condition Leaves Brazilian Man With "Brain On Outside"

A rare medical condition has made a man's head look like his brain is on the outside.
Analysis Links Psoriasis, Diabetes

A new review of more than two dozen studies adds support to the link between the chronic skin disease psoriasis and diabetes.
Snail Slime Touted as the Latest Miracle Beauty Product

Snail slime is now being touted as the new miracle beauty product in the United States.
Indoor Tanning: Fatal to Your Health and Causing More Than 170,000 Cases of Skin Cancer Per Year

Tanning beds have been directly linked to more than 170,000 cases of basal and squamous cell skin cancer each year nationwide according to a new report.
African Mouse Can Regenerate Skin, Could Lead to Advances in Scar-free Healing

African spiny mice can shed damaged skin tissue and grow it back again. This discovery opens up possibilities to study models in regenerative medicine, a new study says.
Why a Growing Number of S. Korean Men Are Applying Lipstick to Succeed in Life

Cho Won-hyuk, a 24-year-old male college student, puts drops of yellow foundation over his forehead, nose, chin and cheeks and uses black pencils to accentuate his eyebrows until they're thicker and bolder before he goes to work.
FDA Warns L'Oreal About Claims for Anti-aging Creams

Regulators warned L'Oreal SA, the world's biggest cosmetics group, to stop advertising skincare products using language that makes them sound like drugs.