Skin Health
Maintaining optimal skin health is important as it serves as a protective barrier, regulates body temperature, and reflects overall well-being.
Explore skin health
Causes
The causes of skin conditions can range from genetic factors and infections to allergies and environmental triggers.
Definition
Learn more about the basics of your skin, the definitions of skin conditions, treatments, and dermatological concerns
Diagnosis
The diagnosis of skin conditions may involve a physical exam, review of your medical history, and lab testing.
Prevention
Skin is your body's first barrier against your environment - see how prevention can keep your skin healthy and strong.
Recovery
Recovery from a skin condition could require medical intervention, or maybe just patience. Learn more here.
Types
Get familiar with the wide variety of skin conditions and concerns that can arise on our body's largest organ.
Related Conditions
Issues from other conditions affecting the skin can manifest as rashes, ulcers, discoloration, or lesions.
Symptoms
Skin symptoms can come in all shapes and sizes. Read up on symptoms of different skin concerns.
Treatment
Treating skin conditions make include a range of approaches like topical/oral meds, lifestyle changes, or possible surgery.
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Prevention
Sunscreens: Protect Your Skin
Learn about the effects of ultraviolet light and the increased risk of skin cancer, including the use of sunscreen as a skin cancer prevention method
Treatment
Controlling Teen Acne
Acne treatment will work best if you follow your treatment plan. It can often takes months to improve, so you will need to be patient.
Common skin conditions
Test Your Knowledge on Skin Topics
Our quick quizzes are a fun and informative way to test what you know about topics related to skin health. Take a few minutes and see what you know, and more importantly, what you don't!
What Do You Know About Athlete's Foot?
The itching caused by athlete's foot can be intense. Named for the active people who seem most prone to this condition, athlete's foot can affect even couch potatoes. Find out more by taking this multiple-choice quiz.
What Do You Know About Acne?
Learn about acne with this multiple-choice quiz. You'll learn, for example, which factors promote blackheads.
Summer Sun Exposure Quiz
Hot weather, clear skies, and extra leisure time in the summer mean that many people spend hours in the sun. Lengthy sun exposure can raise the risk for skin cancer if you don't take steps to protect yourself.
