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More than three million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer each year – it’s the most common form of cancer in this country. Wearing sunscreen every day is one important step you can take to protect your skin from the dangers of the sun’s harsh rays. Another important step is to conduct regular self-exams of […]
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Goodnight Skin: 10 Nighttime Skincare Tips
Between makeup, dirt, sun exposure and pollution, your skin certainly can take a beating. That’s the bad news. The good news is that a nightly skin care routine that protects and nourishes your skin can help keep your skin healthy and healthy looking. Here are ten easy and convenient nighttime skincare tips from our experts […]
The Rash that Keeps Coming Back
Recurring skin rashes are not only embarrassing, but they can also be unpredictable and irritating. Even if they do subside or disappear for a while, they keep coming back. Symptoms such as redness, pain, cracking, itching, scaly, and dry skin can make you want to stay hidden from the world. There are many different causes […]
Sun Protection at High Altitude
Did you know that you need to be even more careful protecting yourself from the sun when you’re at a high altitude? UV exposure at high elevations is significantly greater than at sea level. In fact, there is a 6 to 10 percent increase in UV exposure for every thousand feet of elevation. For example, […]
Who Is Dr. James Banich?
Ask any of the patients of Vanguard Skin Specialists why they really keep coming back, and they’ll tell you it’s because of the care and attention to detail that they receive at every visit with Dr. Banich and his colleagues. Dr. James (Jim) Banich is a general plastic surgeon, with the ability to reconstruct a […]
Look Younger Without Surgery: Micro-Treatments
One of our patients sent us a link to a Vogue article, where writer Jancee Dunn shared: “We are always the same age inside.” Of all Gertrude Stein’s quotable remarks, this one resonates with me the most. My interior age has, for longer than I can remember, hovered around 30. On the outside, however, I […]
Zombie Hands to Baby Hands
“I was in the operating room, scrubbing my hands to assist a doctor with surgery,” shares Vanguard’s aesthetic nurse Mandy. He looked down at my hands and said in his deadpan, joking way, “You have old hands. They look like zombie hands.” Mandy continued, “I have a great relationship with this doctor, known for his […]
