When I practice Holistic Dermatology, I work with my patient to find the solution to their skin condition. Natural skin care means that we are both working like detectives to identify the cause, and clear the patient by removing it.

But when the possible causes seem overwhelming, and my conventional dermatologist colleagues simply prescribe cortisone-derived creams, or more powerful immuno-suppressive, our practices differ greatly. And when this is repeated for weeks, months, or years, I strongly believe that the wiser course is to figure out what is likely to be causing the skin problem, and treat it with gentler, more natural means.

Just as different people react to different substances, they also tend to have different kinds of reactions once the “trigger” is pulled. One person may get redness and rapid overgrowth of the skin, leading to the thick plaques of psoriasis, and another my develop inflammation of the oil gland/hair follicle structures, leading to acne. More on this in part seven.

To your health,

Dr. Alan M. Dattner, MD
Holistic Dermatology

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