No. We are able to make vitamin D in our skin in the presence of sunlight, however we also get vitamin D in our diet (fish, seafood, Vit D fortified milk, bread and cereals, mushrooms, egg yolks) and can also get vitamin D through supplements. If you wish to take more Vitamin D for health benefits (there has been new research that shows promising links between Vitamin D and prevention of s .....

It is really a damage signal—melanin is produced in response to photooxidative stress on the skin’s DNA. And the sun and rays cause damage to the skin’s collagen and elastic fibres creating wrinkles and sagging.

Dr. Fitzpatrick developed the Fitzpatrick Skin Classification Scale in 1975 as a way to classify the response of different types of skin to .....

Sun makes us feel good—UV stimulates production of endorphins—the feel-good brain chemical. Exercise does the same thing. Most dermatologists advise never to go out into the sun without sun protection and in fact, preach sun avoidance.

Skin cancer is rising because we are exposing more of our bodies to sun than we did before. Since the time of C .....

Everyone wants to shrink skin without an operation with its attendant risks and downtime. Thermage is a system using radiowaves which are powerful stimulators of new collagen formation when they are applied directly to the skin through a chilled tip so the surface of the skin is not affected.

In terms of the electromagnetic spectrum radiowaves are to the right of infrared .....

It used to be said that you only needed an SPF 15. Fine as far as it goes as SPF 15 really only protects against UVB—the rays that cause a sunburn.

The UVA rays cause the cancer, tan, and wrinkles and they are not protected by the lower number sunscreen.

Recent research shows that the higher number sunscreens SPF 60 that contain Mexoryl SX, titanium dioxide, .....

Photodamage to our skin gives us telltale broken capillaries (telangiectasias) and brown spots (lentigos). The damage is often a little worse on the side of the driving window!

Recent research shows that reducing exposure to ultraviolet alone is not enough photoprotection. Infrared rays penetrate even more deeply into the dermis than UV and also trigger damage to the derm .....

Recent reports about the importance of Vitamin D has caused many to be confused about whether or not they should be getting more sun exposure than they currently do. Some reports even go so far as to recommend the discontinuation of sunscreen in order to achieve adequate Vitamin D levels. Some physicians are advocating intentional sun exposure to elevate Vitamin D levels. But dermatologists hav .....