Your parents were right: you really are what you eat. We all are. That’s just science. In fact, more and more studies come out all the time about how deeply interconnected nutrition and skin health actually are. It makes sense, though. Your skin is an organ, just like your heart, lungs, liver, brain, etc. It has its own…
Consider this: your skin is the only organ exposed to the outside environment. Your skin protects and shields all your other organs from the outside world’s constant barrage of bacteria, viruses, pollen, animal dander, UV rays, excessive heat, and pollutants flying around in the air. Then summer brings people outside with short sleeves, shorts, and bathing…
Ah, summer! It’s time for backyard barbecues, days at the beach, swimming, pickleball, working in the garden, hiking, camping, road trips, and all manner of sun-drenched fun. Oh, the sun. It’s all fun and games until someone gets sunburned. Or a prickly skin rash from sun exposure. Or a mole that starts to look suspicious. The…
Preventing skin cancer is one of Apex Dermatology’s biggest missions. We are passionate about educating people on early skin cancer detection, sun protection, and the importance of taking good care of your body’s largest organ every single day. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, with more than 100,000 cases diagnosed annually. Globally, skin cancer…
Acne always tends to show up at the worst times. Zits appear on your face the morning of your major presentation. They pop up right on your nose the afternoon before a big date. Or your wedding. Or while you’re boarding a plane for your vacation. If you suffer from acne of any severity, you…
The sun is coming up earlier and setting later every day. And when that giant yellow sky orb peeks out from behind the clouds, we can’t help it: we want to be outside to feel the sun! It’s an almost primal urge. And yet, as Northeast Ohio’s premiere dermatology practice, you know what we’re going…
We all do it: we brush our hair, examine our faces in the mirror, check our smile… hoping to look our best. And we all find them: little scars, wrinkles, and spots that make us feel less confident than we want to. It’s natural to want to be confident about how we look. That’s why…
Aging gives us a mixed basket. It gives us more experience, wisdom, knowledge, and character, but it also gives us more wrinkles, hollows, and droops that we’d rather not accumulate. That’s because our bodies slow down their natural collagen production processes as we exit our roaring 20s. Collagen makes up about a third of our body’s protein…
As the days get longer, we spend more and more time in the garden, taking lunch outside, hiking, or heading to the lake for some fun in the sun. And it’s that sun exposure that can be so tricky! It feels good, and our bodies generate vitamin D from it, but overexposure to those UV…
Buds and blooms are popping out on trees across Northeastern Ohio. The precipitation is more wet than frozen most days, and people are opting for spring jackets instead of winter parkas. Pretty soon, people will be baring their arms and legs to bask in the warm spring sun—and that means it’s time to start shifting…