Archive for March, 2018
In one year over 50% of young adults get a sunburn!
Published on March 20, 2018 by Ralph Massey, MD
A study from from the CDC in Atlanta examined the prevalence of sun protection use and sunburn in a 31,162 U.S. adults in 2015. The researchers found that 34.2 % of participants experienced sunburn in 2015. The prevalence was higher among younger age groups with 51.2 % of those aged 18 to 29 years experiencing […]
Botox may help surgical scars heal better!
Published on March 14, 2018 by Ralph Massey, MD
A recent publication suggests that injecting botox around a sutured wound may allow them to heal with less scaring. The study was small, only 14 patients and the differences were not huge. However the differences were significant enough to be recognized by doctors who didn’t know which side of the scar had had botox or […]