Category: Dermatology
Kids and Warts
Molluscum contagiosum and warts come in different sizes and places. The most common places for warts to develop on children are the hands, fingers, and feet. The most common places for molluscum contagiosum on kids are the chest, abdomen, face, eyelids, buttocks, or folds in the groin or arm. Read on to learn more about …
Hair Loss: It’s More Common than You Think!
Dermatology services at the Ontario area’s CT Derm is about more than skin. We also work with patients who are dealing with hair-related problems. It is estimated that 35 million men and 21 million women suffer from hair loss. The loss rates increase slightly each year, but the average at this time is 40 percent …
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Wondering If You Should Call Us for an Appointment? Preparing for Your First Visit?
At least once a week, we get a caller who asks us if our Ontario-area dermatology services are covered by their insurance company. It’s surprising how many people think that a dermatologist is luxury service provider. Sure, we provide pampering treatments in our full-service MedSpa, but the majority of our clients come for medical treatment. What is a …
Your Skin and Diabetes
If you are looking for another reason to get your blood sugar levels under control and keep them that way, then look no further than your own skin! Fruitland’s Dr. Carl Thornfeldt and the CT Derm team commonly see skin problems related to diabetes. As many as one out of three people with diabetes will have at …
Tackling Acne at Home
We regularly work with patients dealing with acne at our Idaho-based practice, but taking care of acne at home doesn’t need to be difficult! A few quick causes of acne are inflammation from the food we eat, bacteria getting trapped in the pores, and hormones. Acne will continue to worsen until about 18 years of age …
Wound Care Basics
At CT Derm, we treat a lot of wounds. While these can be the result of many different causes, they are most commonly from trauma, an underlying medical condition like diabetes, or poor circulation. I recommend that clients who are concerned with the appearance of their wound schedule an appointment with one of our dermatology providers in Idaho. If your wound is oozing, red, hot to …
Let’s Talk About Shingles
Many people don’t realize this, but shingles is actually one of the diseases that dermatologists specialize in! The official name that doctors use for shingles is herpes zoster. If you had the chicken pox virus in the past, then you are at risk for developing shingles, because the chicken pox virus stays in your body. …
