As our fellow doctor, Sam Robson once said: Better light than never! With the rise in popularity of non-invasive treatments claiming to improve the quality and condition of skin, let’s take a look at LED...

Everyone wants clear skin, especially when it comes to our faces. Acne-free skin is associated with better self-esteem, social lives, and professional lives. However, many people struggle with acne for years before finding a solution...

We do hear frequently that “beauty is more than skin-deep”. We live in a society where a lot of emphasis is placed on having a healthy attractive appearance. Over recent years with the expansion of...

Not only does acne cause anxiety, but stress worsens acne symptoms. Indeed, surveys indicate that sufferers consider stress to be the most important factor that worsens skin symptoms. How can this stress/ acne circle be interrupted? There...

Why is it that around 20% of people in western societies are significantly affected by acne and other people are not? The biggest factor is almost certainly genetic. But could there be more to it?

Does toothpaste actually help with acne? Is sunbathing really beneficial? With so much conflicting advice available on the internet about acne today, Dr Sam Robson debunks some of these misconceptions and set the record straight...

More than 20 years ago, men in Australia started growing a moustache (a “mo”) in the month of November and rechristened the month as “Movember”. The “Movember movement” has since spread worldwide and raises money...

Stress does not directly cause acne. However, studies have shown that if you already are troubled by acne, then stress can make it worse. Research has found that any injury or damage to skin, which includes acne, will be much slower...

During the Covid pandemic, the practice of wearing a mask in the UK has become one of the new “norms”. With prolonged mask wearing, the health of facial skin has been shown to suffer. We even...