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If you have started researching light-based treatments for sun spots, broken capillaries or that overall ruddy, uneven tone Colorado sun tends to leave behind, you have probably run into two terms that sound almost interchangeable: IPL and BBL. They belong to the same family. They are not, however, the same tool, and the differences matter […]

Most laser treatments ask you to make a tradeoff. You can go aggressive with an ablative laser and get dramatic improvement, but you’ll spend a week or more hiding out at home while your skin recovers. Or you can choose a gentler non-ablative option with minimal downtime, knowing you’ll need several rounds before you see […]

Your immune system is supposed to protect you. It fights off infections, neutralizes threats and keeps your body running the way it should. So what happens when that same system turns against your own skin? That’s the central question behind immunodermatology, a subspecialty of dermatology focused on how immune dysfunction drives chronic skin conditions like […]

Scroll through social media long enough and you’ll find someone insisting that sunscreen is full of toxic chemicals, that it actually causes cancer, or that humans survived issue-free for thousands of years without it. These claims are everywhere, and while there may be some fact-adjacent basis for them, they are wrong. Dangerously wrong. At AboutSkin […]

Using more products does not always lead to better skin outcomes. We often see patients using lengthy routines with overlapping steps that ultimately irritate the skin without providing any additional benefit. At AboutSkin Dermatology and Aesthetics, we believe in simplifying routines so the skin receives what it needs to be healthy, and no more.  Current […]

If your face flushes easily, stays red long after the trigger is gone or breaks out in bumps that look like acne but don’t respond to acne products, rosacea may be the reason. This chronic inflammatory skin condition affects an estimated 16 million Americans, and many more go undiagnosed because they assume the redness is […]

Skin cancer is the most frequent cancer diagnosed in the United States, and one in every five people will develop skin cancer by age 70. Prevention and early detection are the most effective ways to reduce the impact of this disease. At AboutSkin Dermatology and Aesthetics, Dr. Cohen encourages patients in Greenwood Village, CO, to […]

At AboutSkin Dermatology and Aesthetics, Dr. Joel L. Cohen evaluates and treats a wide range of dermatology concerns. Dr. Cohen is a renowned Board-Certified Dermatologist who has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and lectured extensively throughout the U.S. and internationally. As accomplished as he is in this academic and research work, Dr. Cohen’s primary focus remains […]

Scrolling through social media, you’ve likely seen dramatic before-and-after photos, heard whispered warnings about pain, and found conflicting advice about whether microneedling actually works. With so much information floating around, separating legitimate science from exaggerated claims can feel overwhelming. At AboutSkin Dermatology and Aesthetics, our team of Board-Certified Dermatologists has extensive experience with microneedling and […]