The goal isn't to choose between treating acne and protecting your skin. The goal is to do both.

What my mother’s story taught me about vaginal estrogen, and why no woman should suffer in silence.

This is for women who are tired of being told what is wrong or will be wrong as we hit menopause, and will share what tools we have, both inside and outside of the hormone space, to do about it.

When estrogen begins to decline during perimenopause, the skin is one of the first places it shows—and the changes go deeper than dryness.

Walk into any pharmacy or grocery store, and collagen products are impossible to miss. From gummies to “beauty” creamers in on-the-go packets, there is something for everyone seeking firmer, plumper, more hydrated skin. The marketing is confident. The science is more complicated.

Here’s the truth: midlife skin needs support, not punishment. Ongoing care guided by a dermatology team that understands both acne and aging skin is crucial– midlife skin deserves a more sophisticated approach than harsh acne products and hoping for the best.

There are really three separate questions tucked inside that one comment, and they have very different answers.

What every woman on spironolactone — and every dermatologist prescribing it — deserves to know.

What hacks help — and what comes up dry. Literally.

In five minutes, between talks on toxins and regenerative medicine, I stood up and said something I have come to believe deeply: this is skin too, and it belongs to us.

My commitment to answering a patient’s question, “Should I put my vaginal estrogen on my face?” led me to a new path in my career to help women revive their skin and hair health in perimenopause.

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and as a team that spends our days helping patients look and feel their absolute best. Healthy skin and beautiful skin aren’t two different things; they’re the same thing.

What perimenopausal hair loss actually is, why your dermatologist may be missing it, and what I'm doing about it -- in my patients and in myself.

If you are hearing about estradiol, estriol, and estrone, especially in conversations around skin, it is important to understand that these are three different molecules with different strengths, behaviors, and effects in the body.

A question I’m getting more and more— “If I’m prescribed an estradiol gel for my arms or legs… can I just use it on my face?”

As a perimenopausal woman, testosterone therapy has changed how I feel in my body.

There’s a growing interest in using estradiol on the face, and with that, I’m getting a very specific question over and over: “Will it make Melasma worse?”

If your skin is constantly red, flushed, or reactive, it can feel like it has a mind of its own. One day it’s calm, the next day it’s flaring… and you’re not even sure why.

Why sobriety may be the most underrated skin care intervention.

Here’s the truth we don’t say loudly enough: When you hit perimenopause, your hormones are different, your skin is different, and your skin care needs to be different too.