SELECTED STORIES – DR. MARIE

Jun 01, 2023

UV Lamps and Gel Manicures - Is There a Cancer Risk - Yes!

Everyone loves a good long-lasting manicure, so many of us opt for the chip resistant gel manicure. This process involves using a UV or LED lamp to cure and harden the gel polish. With the recent soar in popularity of...

May 23, 2023

Lost Weight with Ozempic - Now What?

Weight loss is great, except when it leaves you with “ozempic face” (facial volume loss), excess skin, and/or weak muscles. Unfortunately, these unwanted side effects can occur but there is a fix. If you took Ozempic or a similar type...

May 16, 2023

Melanoma

Melanoma is a rare form of skin cancer that makes up for about 1% of all skin cancer diagnoses and according to The Skin Cancer Foundation Journal, causes about 8,000 deaths each year. In 2023 nearly 187,000 cases are estimated...

Mar 20, 2023

Skin pH: What is it? How can it affect my skincare?

While browsing through the skin care aisle at your pharmacy, you're likely to come upon various products which claim to heal and protect your skin by balancing its pH. You may remember pH having to do with acids and bases...

Feb 22, 2023

Hair Loss (Alopecia) Treatments

FDA approved and commonly prescribed, topical minoxidil solution is challenging to apply because of its consistency. Unlike topical minoxidil, oral minoxidil is easier to take and even more effective. Recent case studies have shown that low doses of oral minoxidil...