Happy New Year!! I took some time to just be, feather my own nest, and commune this last weekend of the year. One of the things I’ve wanted to nurture is where my attention goes. Our lives are made up of what we pay attention to. I want to focus my 2018 on supporting what..Read More »
Increased understanding of the aging process and advances in technology allows for more innovative and effective medical and cosmetic treatments. Stem cells are unspecialized cells that have the potential to divide and renew themselves, develop into different types of cells as well as the ability to induce the growth of new cells and tissue. In..Read More »
Acne is a complex disease which affects both genders and people of all ages, and ethnic backgrounds. It is the most common skin disease. Most people are familiar with the onset associated with the hormonal changes of adolescence, and the menstrual cycle in women, but there is some evidence that diet may also play a..Read More »
Did you take time for yourself, and society, today to vote in the New York City elections? If YES, great, our patients are winners and winner VOTE! If you voted today, we’d like to reward you having done your civic responsibility with a vote for beautiful skin– because voters are beautiful! Here are the..Read More »
We are so proud that Aglow Dermatology’s own board-certified dermatologist and ethnic skin expert, Dr. Dina Strachan, is quoted in an article on the AARP website discussing how ethnic skin ages differently. Follow the link to read the article: https://www.aarp.org/disrupt-aging/stories/ideas/info-2017/cliches-that-are-true.html
These days we hear a lot about health care cost, but what about the ways going to the right doctor can save, or even make, YOU money? Although much information is easily available on the internet, we sometimes forget that training and experience are also part of the equation of what makes that information meaningful..Read More »
As an internationally-recognized expert in hair loss, Dr. Strachan is aware of the importance professionals bringing to the attention of the media problems she is seeing in her office every day to the attention of the media. Here is a piece Dr. Strachan pitched to NY1 about the quiet epidemic of a type of hair..Read More »
As many of my patients with hair loss already know, I have been a fan of the Phyto 7 and 9 for many years now. Until recently I wasn’t aware of the other work the Phyto brand has been developing around scalp care. Check out my guest blog on their website. https://laphytotheque.com/home/drdinastrancha
I am reposting my very first blog post that somehow has disappeared from the archives. My daughter is almost 11 years old now–and she knows the difference between being a dermatologist and just saying one is one. It seems this post is still relevant today. Enjoy! #tbt “I’m a dermatologist!” shouts my..Read More »
I’m so excited to have my first ever guest post on this blog. There is a poster in one of my examination rooms about acne. It advises to “Keep stress levels down.” One of my patients, who had been reading the poster before I walked in, stopped me as I was about to leave..Read More »
