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Are you someone who feels like snow is constantly falling from their scalp? If so, this article is for you! Seborrheic dermatitis, otherwise known as medical-grade dandruff is a chronic condition that can flare in times of stress or with weather changes. It can manifest in different ways depending on the person. Some people have […]

Do you feel like your eyelashes have thinned over the past few years? What if I told you, in just two months you can succeed in growing your eyelashes without extensions? I am going to talk about what exactly is Latisse and how it works. Not only does it grow your eyelashes, but it can […]

Congratulations!! You have made it so far and are this close to finally becoming a certified PA! When I had 6 months remaining in PA school I did a few things right but I also did a few things wrong. I decided I would make a list of tasks I recommend to everyone about to […]

Have you read about blue light therapy and wondered if it’s right for your skin? First of all, what is blue light therapy? Blue light therapy or photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an in-office procedure that is FDA-approved for the treatment of precancerous lesions known as actinic keratoses. It is also used frequently off-label for the […]

Most if not all PA schools require some number of hours working in a healthcare setting. 2,000 patient contact hours? That is a year of full-time work. Remember, PA programs started as a way to educate naval corpsmen so they could be transitioned into a provider role. This means that the whole foundation of the […]

Warts are one of those annoying stubborn skin disorders that never seem to want to go away. Have you ever had a healthcare provider tell you that they would just go away on their own and then they never do? Yeah, same. I swear I have had every common dermatologic condition at one point or […]

Do you have unwanted hair in places it shouldn’t be? Maybe you are tired of tweezing, plucking, waxing, or shaving every other day and you want a permanent solution to save you time. Or simply you may just want your unwanted hair gone, like yesterday. Also, if you are experiencing skin conditions such as folliculitis, […]

In 2020, the world felt like it had closed down. I graduated in August 2020. Due to the pandemic, my classmates and I were terrified of the job market. We knew from our clinical rotations that major hospitals had hiring freezes. To make matters worse, I was moving to a rural area in a state […]

You may have heard of slugging on TikTok. It is something that a lot of influencers are swearing by. What is slugging you may be asking? Slugging is when you take a thick emollient such as plain petroleum jelly (Vaseline), Aquaphor, or another moisturizer and apply a generous layer to your face for several hours, […]

Many undergraduate students hem and haw over this very question: “what should I choose as my undergraduate major?” It is after all, what you will be devoting four years of study to. Do you think it makes sense to major in either biology or chemistry if you want to attend PA or medical school? Actually, […]