Clean, smooth, hydrated skin brings great satisfaction. You already pay attention to your skin care, but what’s the next step? HydraFacial™ is a treatment that leaves you feeling and looking refreshed. The experience of HydraFacial is as rewarding as a …
By Melinda Riter, M.D.
Board-Certified Dermatologist
As children enter the pre-teen (tween) phase, they experience various physical changes, including the advent of puberty. Setting up a beneficial skin care regimen during this time can assist pre-teens in upholding radiant, blemish-free …
By Bailey Brand, PA-C
Certified Physician Assistant
Understanding the effects of hormones on skin health is vital in comprehending the intricate relationship between hormonal imbalances and dermatological conditions.
What are Hormones?
Hormones are chemical messengers produced by the endocrine glands …
By Matthew Trautman, PA-C
Certified Physician Assistant
Men’s Health Month takes place in June to foster awareness about preventable health issues and promote timely detection and treatment of diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and depression. By adopting a proactive …
By Melinda Riter, M.D.
Board-Certified Dermatologist
You might have heard by now that skin cancer is the most common type of cancer worldwide, with over 5 million cases diagnosed each year in the United States alone. It is a condition …
By Dr. Stephanie Trautman
Board-Certified Dermatologist
The importance of using sunscreen daily has become part of our culture now. As Dermatologists, we believe that providing our patients with good information is an excellent tool for them to make good decisions …
By Mariah Johnson, M.D.
Fellowship-Trained Mohs Surgeon, Board-Certified Dermatologist
While our skin is our body’s protector, it can also mirror how the environment, genetics, age, and our health have been impacting us. We notice things like redness on our skin, …
By Melinda Riter, M.D., Ph.D.
Board-Certified Dermatologist
Winter in Central Oregon brings us cold temperatures, wind, and a decrease in humidity. When the weather turns colder, we also turn the heat up, lowering the humidity inside our homes. These changes …
By Melinda Riter, M.D., Ph.D.
Board-Certified Dermatologist
The New Year is a great time for all of us to reset. It is an opportunity to start with a fresh slate full of countless possibilities. While many of us are trying …
By Mariah Johnson, M.D.
Fellowship-Trained Mohs Surgeon, Board-Certified Dermatologist
Lasers and medicine go hand in hand nowadays. A day doesn’t go by that we don’t hear about the different uses of lasers in the medical field. The Food and Drug …
By Mariah Johnson, MD
Board-Certified Dermatologist, Fellowship-Trained Mohs Surgeon
It’s funny how the word laser still concocts images in our heads of science fiction programs, even though the technology has been around for quite a while. In fact, Dr. Leon …
Aging gracefully is a goal for many of us as our bodies undergo different changes through the years. Some changes are more common than others, and when it comes to our skin, we most notably start seeing lines and wrinkles …