Blog for NWFace

Welcome to the Northwest Face blog. Here you will find articles by our own physicians, staff and featured authors, all of which are open to comments and discussion. Please feel free to post your own comments to each entry. (Note that comments are moderated and comments you post may not appear immediately.)

• Tanning Industry officially supplying “false and misleading” information

  Posted in General on February 2, 2012

  Tsk Tsk.
  That those tanning salons are not telling the truth is not surprising, is it? A study was recently done were people called 300 tanning salons around the country posing as 16-year old fair-skinned girls. The salons were asked if there was any health risk (specifically, cancer risk) associated with tanning. 90% of salons said there were no health risk associated with indoor tanning. Well, that's just a bunch of !#@! hooey!

  Did you know there are more tanning salons than

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• Melanoma

  Posted in Dermatology on January 24, 2012

  Melanoma.

  The incidence continues to rise every year. When I graduated from my dermatology residency 15 years ago, the rate of melanoma in the U.S. population was about 1 in 200. I have watched every year as it has grown from a rare disease to a common one. As of this year we can expect 1 in 27 to get some sort of melanoma in their lifetime and 1 in 52 people to get invasive melanoma.

  It is out there, keep up those self body checks and semiannual exams by us if you are at

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• You can’t make this stuff up!

  Posted in Cosmetic Services on November 7, 2011

  We just came across one heck of a product offered from Japan:

  

  What do you suppose the chances are that this will  deliver  the long lasting results one might expect?  Perhaps it might be a good idea to consult with us if your nose needs a bit of enhancement :)
  http://www.nwface.com/seattle-cosmetic/facial-plastics/rhinoplasty/

  Sincerely,

  Ludwig Allegra, MD
  
  
   

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• If you have had melanoma…

  Posted in Dermatology on October 26, 2011

  If you have had melanoma, be vigilant for another melanoma but also for thyroid cancer and leukemia/lymphoma. Current epidemiology shows that men and women with melanoma are at increased risk for subsequent primary cancers such as subsequent invasive melanoma, thyroid cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. So please check your neck for lumps.

  
  Sincerley,

  Julie E. Voss, MD

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• Coffee vs. Skin Cancer

  Posted in Dermatology on October 26, 2011

  Caffeinated coffee consumption is associated with decreased the risk of basal cell carcinoma (BCC). That is big news since BCC is the most common cancer known to man!

  A good study found that "women who drank more than three cups of coffee had a 20% reduction in risk for basal cell carcinoma." and "Men who drank more than three cups of coffee benefited from a 9% reduction in risk of this type of skin cancer". The more coffee people drank, the lower their risk for BCC was, so go

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