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Black dermatologists are about 3 percent of the specialty, so finding one takes a search plan, not a …
Thick, crumbly, discolored toenails usually mean a fungal infection, and the treatment with the best evidence is a …
Warm compresses help a boil drain. Squeezing spreads the infection deeper. And when boils keep returning to the …
Scabies mites do not care how clean your home is, and on Black skin the rash rarely matches …
A keloid is scar tissue that never got the message to stop. It grows past the borders of …
Heat rash clears once the skin gets cool and dry, and the mildest form goes in under a …
Bumps that come up with sweat, heat, and workouts are usually folliculitis, and the three common causes need …
Laser hair removal is safe on deeply pigmented skin when the device is a long-pulsed 1064 nm Nd:YAG …
Your first dermatologist appointment works best when you arrive with three things: dated photos of the concern, a …
Scalp ringworm (tinea capitis) is a fungal infection that lives inside the hair follicle, and no cream can …
Yes, Black skin gets sunburned, and on deep skin the burn often does not look red. Redness was …
If you have a keloid, or your mother or brother does, the question before a tattoo or a …
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