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Posted on May 20, 2013

Melanoma, Moles, Skin Cancer, Sunscreen, Tanning

Melanoma In Redheads May Be Genetic

Redheads are increased risk of melanoma and new evidence shows that is the very production of their red pigment that is to blame....

by Arlo Miller, MD, PhD

Posted on May 14, 2013

Products, Women

Tri-luma is BACK!

Finally, Tri-luma is available again! This stuff is awesome for melasma and photoaging and I'm happy that I can prescribe it again. Its also one of a very few number of cosmetic products that work so well that I feel comfortable selling it in the office. Our stock arrived today....

by Arlo Miller, MD, PhD

Posted on May 6, 2013

Kids, Side Effects

Baby products for everybody?

Some of the safest skin care products are ones developed for babies. Maybe we should all shop the baby aisle?...

by Arlo Miller, MD, PhD

Posted on May 1, 2013

Acne, Mobile Apps

Diet and Acne

Some of the most frequent questions I get are about diet and acne. Here you will find Fact and Myth and a smartphone app, what more could you want?...

by Arlo Miller, MD, PhD

Posted on April 29, 2013

Melanoma, Mobile Apps

Mobile App to Detect Skin Cancer = Epic Fail

Several smartphone applications have shown up that allow people to detect their own skin cancers. Unfortunately, they are really, really awful. However, there is one app that I definitely can recommend that is VERY useful for melanoma patients or anyone with a lot of moles....

by Arlo Miller, MD, PhD

Posted on April 25, 2013

Melanoma, Skin Cancer

Melanoma Monday, May 6th

Miller Family Dermatology will be offering free skin cancer screening examinations between 4 and 7 PM on Monday, May 6th in honor of Melanoma Monday®...

by Arlo Miller, MD, PhD

Posted on March 25, 2013

Practice News

Waiting?

When it comes to my patients, waiting still gets under my skin. There is a rule in my office – referrals are seen within a week of getting the phone call or faxed request, sooner if it seems urgent to us or if the referring doctor asks us too....

by Arlo Miller, MD, PhD

Posted on March 21, 2013

FDA, Scams

Why I despise supplements

I hate talking about supplements. I really do. The reason I hate talking about supplements is because my PhD in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology made me skeptical. Of everything. On one hand, I'm like Fox Mulder, and want to believe that these things can help, but I relate very well to Dana Sculley (who was my celebrity crush for quite a few years) who wanted proof....

by Arlo Miller, MD, PhD

Posted on March 19, 2013

Kids, Skin Cancer, Sunscreen

Sunscreen Works!

Sometimes when patients ask me if they need to avoid the sun because they’ve been diagnosed with a skin cancer, I tell them in a somewhat joking tone “Sunscreen works”. We tested this on a recent family vacation to Hawaii. We stayed at a hotel that has its own beach and spent 3-5 hours on the beach or in the pool everyday. None of us got burned. None of us even got a tan! We had a lot of fun and have no worries that we’ve increased our risk or our kids’ risk of...

by Arlo Miller, MD, PhD