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Finding the Right Dermatologist for Your Needs

Choosing the right practitioner is a crucial (but often overlooked!) step toward achieving your skin and hair goals. Whether you're dealing with acne, eczema, hair shedding, or just looking for co...

The Benefits of Early Diagnosis for Skin Health

When it comes to your skin, early diagnosis can make all the difference. From treating common conditions like acne and rosacea to detecting more serious concerns such as skin cancer, we know that i...

What Happens at Your First Dermatologist Appointment

Whether you're dealing with acne, eczema, hair loss, or just want a skin check, your visit will likely be easier- and more informative- than you think. Something important and perhaps different to ...

Recognising Common Skin Concerns: When to Seek Expert Advice

As a private dermatologist in London, I often see patients who have lived with a skin condition for longer than they needed to, either unsure of its severity or overwhelmed by trying to manage it t...

The Latest on Rosacea

By Lucia Ferrari April is Rosacea Awareness Month, so Lucia Ferrari sits down with Consultant Dermatologist Dr Ophelia Veraitch to hear about the very latest on Rosacea How do you know if you’ve go...

How Low Oestrogen Affects Our Skin

By Lucia Ferrari “It must be my hormones.” For lots of women hovering around middle aged this seems to be the go-to refrain for explaining a multitude of different symptoms. But so much talk about ...

Everything you need to know about Minoxidil

By Lucia Ferrari With hair thinning and hair loss is on the rise in both men and women (even 10 years ago, hair loss seemed to be a male dominated arena, but new research shows that approximately 4...

The Lowdown on Tranexamic Acid

By Lucia Ferrari Glycolic Acid, Salicylic acid, Azelaic Acid – skincare buying these days sometimes feels like it demands a GCSE in chemistry. The plus side is some of these ingredients can be life...

6 Ways to have the best skin you’ve ever had

By Lucia Ferrari   It’s February, it’s cold, it’s been a long January and your skin may not be looking its glowing best.  The main cause of distress to your skin may well be due to an impaired skin...

Is Everyone Still Abandoning Facial Filler

More than half a decade ago, “Instagram face” arrived on the scene.  It was the term coined to describe the sort of strange beauty standard created by digital filters and popularized by certain In...