June 18, 2021 | Category:
NewsRENO, Nev. (KOLO) – Mosquitoes are pests that can disrupt a calm moment, a nice walk, or get together. When you get a bite, blame it on the female of the species. “It is usually the female mosquito that are the ones that bite,” says Dermatologist Dr. Cindy Lamerson, with Nevada Center for Dermatology. “What […]
May 28, 2021 | Category:
NewsRENO, Nev. (KOLO) – When we talk about melanoma, we show pictures of people out in the sun, unprotected. “I had noticed in the last six, like since Covid started, six months-ish, that around my face and neck, it’s gotten a lot worse. So I’m not sure if it has to do with wearing a […]
February 15, 2021 | Category:
NewsYour browser does not support HTML video. RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – Pictures of acne in advertisements, articles and reference books are usually associated with teenagers. But for Rachel Austin it’s a skin problem that’s followed her into adulthood. “And then I was perfectly clear,” says Rachel. “I didn’t have a blackhead for 8 years. Then […]
December 1, 2020 | Category:
NewsYour browser does not support HTML video. RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – Brenna Scott shows us her recent Eczema breakout. It started a couple of days ago. “I had noticed in the last six, like since Covid started, six months-ish, that around my face and neck, it’s gotten a lot worse. So I’m not sure if […]
August 27, 2020 | Category:
NewsRENO, Nev. (KOLO) – For years Stephanie Tyler spent her free time out in the sun. Later in life she says she paid for it. Her dermatologist didn’t mince words when she spotted a lesion on Stephanie’s face. “And basically she explained to me it was stage 2 melanoma which was treatable but we needed […]
July 14, 2020 | Category:
News RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – Dermatologists, both locally and nationally are reporting more cases of facial breakouts related to wearing a mask. The unofficial name is “maskne” combining mask and acne. “I’m even breaking out,” says Dr. Cindy Lamerson, a Board-Certified Dermatologist in Reno. It is not the look she was going for. But the […]
June 23, 2020 | Category:
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June 5, 2020 | Category:
News RENO, Nev. (KOLO) Skin cancer has some classic warning signs—change of color, irregular borders, change in appearance. But some melanomas, the most dangerous of all skin cancers, aren’t as obvious. Which means patients often have the lesions cut on and then examined. “You are looking at their moles and they may have 10 that […]
June 1, 2020 | Category:
News RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – With warm, summer weather finally here and COVID-19 restrictions easing, people may now be spending more time outside. That can be a deadly risk if you’re not careful and informed. Angela Bakker, an Australian native now living in the Biggest Little City in the World with her husband and two kids, enjoys being […]
May 3, 2020 | Category:
NewsRENO, Nev. (KOLO) Patients who exhibit some signs and symptoms of COVID-19 can have nasal swab samples taken at a drive-thru testing program. Those symptoms include, high fever, chills, muscle aches, cough and shortness of breath but now doctors say there may be another sign. “Often viruses present as rashes,” said Dr. Cindy Lamerson with Nevada […]
