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Say hi to our summer intern!

Jaelen Selmer joins us this summer for an internship at our clinic. Jaelen will be a junior at Morehouse College in Atlanta. He's a Minnesota native who's excited to be back...

NEIL A. SHAH, MD, FAAD
Dr. Shah named to Minnesota Monthly’s “Top Doctor’s for Women” List for 2013!

Despite being in his first year of post-residency practice, Dr. Shah was named to Minnesota Monthly's prestigious "Top Doctor's for Women" list for 2013. This accolade is a testament to...

Could this be Skin Cancer? Is this changing spot on the cheek of a 25 year old woman something to be concerned about? It’s here that we encounter a tale of two diagnoses - one benign, one cancerous - and the harsh difficulty of grey areas in medicine.
Free skin cancer screening for Melanoma Monday – May 6th

Please join Clarus Dermatology and the American Academy of Dermatology in painting the nation orange for skin cancer awareness on Monday, May 6 – Melanoma Monday®. It is currently estimated...

Neil A. Shah, MD, FAAD
Board certified?

Today a colleague sent me the webpage of a pseudo-board-certified physician claiming he was "Board-Certified in Laser Surgery." Sadly this kind of fraudulent misrepresentation occurs far too often when physicians...

Take a look at the images in this post to get an idea of how much dead skin and peach fuzz can be removed from your face in just a single treatment. Along with removing the soft facial hair that can trap dirt and oils, dermaplaning also allows for your skin care products to provide deeper penetration
Skin care tip of the week: spare the soap, spoil the skin

Skin care tip of the week: consider a non-soap makeup remover Although people worry about irritation from their cosmetics, often times the methods used to remove the cosmetics can be...

Skin cancer screening – worth it?

In 2009 the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) released a position statement on skin cancer screenings: The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the...

Vitamin Deficiency

While current data suggests a benefit to modest D supplementation (1000 IU per day at the most) be wary of the producer of your supplement. Unlike drug makers, the supplement industry...

Mood and the skin

Anecdotally, dermatologists have long known that mood affects skin conditions: psoriasis, eczema and acne all worsen with stress. All of these conditions are inflammatory and therefore impacted by the function/balance of...

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Who’s injecting you?

There has been an explosion in the variety, quality and number of physicians and nonphysicians performing aesthetic procedures. These procedures range from laser hair removal to injectable fillers to Botox®...

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Why choose a board-certified dermatologist?

While many physicians and non-physicians care for the skin, none possess the depth and breadth of knowledge of a board-certified dermatologist. A board-certified dermatologist has completed 4 years of post-graduate...