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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.)

• Can your convertible or sun roof increase your risk for skin cancer?

  Posted in Dermatology on September 7, 2010

  As the summer is coming to an end, convertible drivers and drivers with sun roofs are getting the most out of their cars by keeping their tops down or sun roofs open. I know I am! Many people probably forget that driving with the top down or sun roof open means greatly increasing their sun exposure. Unfortunately, we all know that sun exposure causes premature aging and increased risk for skin cancers. However, this does not mean you need to forego enjoying the whole reason you
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• Dr. Voss’ topical recommendations

  Posted in General on September 2, 2010

  My top 4 topicals that I recommend:
  
  1:    Tretinoin (also known by names such as Renova or Retin A).  These are prescription medications that truly keep you skin from aging.  We have a NWFace brand of it.
  2:    TNS Essential Serum:  The multiple strong antioxidants are important in skin aging.  Also the Peptides in it increase collagen synthesis and the growth factors make your skin act younger (and look younger too).
  3:    Anthelios XL spf 60 sunscreen:  This block the most

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• Tonsiliths- A potential source of bad breath

  Posted in Otolaryngology on July 30, 2010

  The most common cause of halitosis, or bad breath, is bacteria and foods particles that are trapped on the back of the tongue. In some individuals, however, the cause of halitosis may be tonsiliths, stone-like objects that form on the surface of the tonsils. The tonsils located in the back of the throat. In some individuals, particularly those with a history of recurrent tonsillitis, the surface of the tonsils can become very irregular, with deep crevasses and pits on the

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• First full face transplant patient makes first public appearance.

  Posted in General on July 26, 2010

  The world’s first full face transplant patient made his first public appearance today in a news conference in Spain. The patient, who had suffered extensive facial injuries in an accident, underwent a 24 hour surgery in March that involved transplanting the facial skin, muscles, nose and nasal support structures, palate, maxilla, and mandible. Previous surgeries done in France and the U.S. were partial facial transplants. Facial transplantation is an extremely challenging

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• Human Papilloma Virus and Cancer of the Oral Cavity/Oropharynx

  Posted in Otolaryngology on July 21, 2010

  Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is a member of the herpes virus family that has many different subtypes. Infections from various subtypes can lead from wart formation to squamous cell carcinoma, a type of cancer.
   
  Most of the research of HPV-associated cancer has focused on cervical cancer, which is almost exclusively due to HPV infection.  However, recent research has shown that some oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers are also caused by HPV infection. Typically, most of
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