Detailed information on acne, including causes, symptoms, and different types of treatment such as medication, dermabrasion, chemical peels, collagen injections, laser resurfacing, punch grafts, phototherapy/blue light therapy, and autologous fat transfer

Detailed information on different techniques for acne scar removal, including dermabrasion, chemical peels, collagen injections, laser resurfacing, punch grafts, and autologous fat transfer

The skin is the body's largest organ. It serves as a protective shield against heat, light, injury, and infection.

Atopic dermatitis is a hereditary and chronic skin disorder that mostly affects infants and young children, but may last until a child reaches adolescence or adulthood.

Detailed information on the most common bacterial skin infections, including cellulitis, folliculitis, boils, carbuncles, and staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Baldness is usually most noticeable on the scalp, but can occur anywhere on the body where hair grows. The condition is more common in men than in women.

Detailed information on bed sores, including causes, prevention, and treatment

Detailed information on birthmarks and the different types, including vascular birthmarks, hemangiomas, and port-wine stains

Detailed information on blisters, including cause, first-aid, and treatment

Detailed information on calluses and corns

Candidiasis is an infection caused by yeast on the skin and/or mucous membranes. The symptoms vary depending on the location of the infection.

Detailed information on cellulitis, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Detailed information on chemical peels, including potential complications and what substances are used for chemical peels

Detailed information on cold sores, including symptoms and treatment

Detailed information on common dermatological procedures, including acne scar removal, chemical peels, dermabrasion, dermaplaning, and laser skin surgery

Detailed information on common skin disorders, including acne, bed sore, dry skin, calluses, corns, keratosis pilaris, psoriasis, pityriasis rosea, rosacea, and sebaceous cysts

Detailed information on contact dermatitis, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Detailed information on creeping eruption, including symptoms and treatment

Detailed information on dermatitis, including the different types of dermatitis such as atopic dermatitis (eczema), contact dermatitis, dermatitis herpetiformis, generalized exfoliative dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, localized scratch dermatitis, numm

Detailed information on dermatitis herpetiformis, including symptoms, triggers, diagnosis, and treatment

Detailed information on questions a physician may ask you in describing your dermatological condition and its location

Detailed information on different types of drug rashes, including acne, exfoliative dermatitis, fixed drug eruption, hives, morbiliform/maculopapular rash, purpuric eruptions, Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Detailed information on dry skin, including treatment

Detailed information on erythema multiforme, including symptoms and treatment

Detailed information on erythema nodosum, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Detailed information on excessive hairiness, including causes, diagnosis, and treatment

Detailed information on excessive sweating, including symptoms and treatment

Detailed information on folliculitis, boils, and carbuncles

Detailed information on fungal infections of the skin, including candidiasis (yeast infection), tinea infection (ringworm), and tinea versicolor

Detailed information on generalized exfoliative dermatitis, including symptoms, causes, and treatment

Glossary of terms relating to dermatology and common skin conditions for patients and consumers

Detailed information on granuloma annulare, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Detailed information on hair problems, including baldness (alopecia), excessive hairiness (hirsutism), and ingrown hairs

Detailed information on dermatology and common skin conditions

Detailed information on ingrown hairs, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Detailed information on keratosis pilaris, including treatment

Detailed information on laser surgery for skin conditions

Detailed information on laser surgery and what types of surgeries may be performed with lasers

Detailed information on lice, including diagnosis and treatment

Detailed information on molluscum contagiosum, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

List of online resources to find additional information on dermatology and common skin conditions

Detailed information on bacterial skin infections, including erysipelas, erythrasma, impetigo, and paronychia

Detailed information on benign skin growths, including dermatofibromas, dermoid cysts, freckles, keloids, keratoacanthomas, lipomas, moles (nevi), and atypical moles (dysplastic nevi)

Detailed information on the different types of dermatitis, including localized scratch dermatitis, nummular dermatitis, perioral dermatitis, and stasis dermatitis

Detailed information on the most common parasitic infections of the skin, including creeping eruption, lice, and scabies

Detailed information on pityriasis rosea, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Detailed information on poison ivy/poison oak, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention

Detailed information on prickly heat, including symptoms and treatment

Detailed information on psoriasis, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Detailed information on the most common types of rosacea, including prerosacea, vascular rosacea, inflammatory rosacea, and rhinophyma

Detailed information on scabies, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Detailed information on the different types of scars, including keloid scars, hypertrophic scars, contractures, and adhesions

Detailed information on sebaceous cyst, including treatment

Detailed information on seborrheic dermatitis, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a common viral infection of the nerves, which results in a painful rash or small blisters on an area of skin anywhere on the body.

Detailed information on skin cancer, including causes, risk factors, prevention, types, and how to perform a skin self-examination

Detailed information on skin growth and skin pigment disorders

Detailed information on different types of skin infections, including bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic skin infections

Detailed information on the most common skin inflammations (rashes), including atopic dermatitis (eczema), contact dermatitis, dermatitis herpetiformis, generalized exfoliative dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, localized scratch dermatitis, nummular derm

Detailed information on different types of skin injury, including blisters, burns, and sunburn

Detailed information on the most common types of skin pigment disorders, including albinism, melasma, vitiligo, and skin pigment loss following sun damage

Detailed information on the most common skin sweating disorders, including prickly heat and excessive sweating

Detailed information on the most common types of skin tests, including patch testing, skin biopsy, and skin culture

Detailed information on staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Detailed information sunburn, including symptoms and treatment

Detailed information on the most common types of ringworm, including diagnosis and treatment

Detailed information on tinea versicolor, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Detailed information on dermatology and common skin conditions

Detailed information on toxic epidermal necrolysis, including symptoms and treatment

Detailed information on treating aged or sun-damaged skin

Detailed information on the most common treatments for skin cancer, including surgery, immunotherapy, radiation therapy, electrochemotherapy, biological therapy, and photodynamic therapy

Detailed information on the most common viral infections of the skin, including cold sores, molluscum contagiosum, shingles (herpes zoster), and warts

Detailed information on the most common types of warts, including foot warts, flat warts, genital warts, and filiform warts