Ryan Speer 
As San Antonio and cities around the country are under stay-at-home orders, many of us are worried about how this will continue to impact our daily lives. Essential activities like visiting the doctor are becoming more and more difficult. Ironically enough, many are worried about how to get to the doctor without compromising their health. … Read Full Article
Remember when you were a kid, and you were told not to touch a butterfly’s wings? If we did, it was believed they would never fly again due to the fragility of their wings. Children with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) are often called “butterfly children” because they have extremely fragile skin. There are different classifications of … Read Full Article
Skin conditions can be challenging to narrow down because the symptoms can be similar between them. More than 16,000 babies are born each year that have ichthyosis (ik-thee-O-sis). Ichthyosis is a disfiguring skin condition that causes numerous medical complications. The children and adults affected face low self-esteem and depression as a result of their highly … Read Full Article
Psoriasis is a skin condition in which the life cycle of the cells is sped up. Typically, skin cells grow, then die and slough off over a few weeks. With psoriasis, this process takes only days, and the dead skin cells build up on the surface of the skin in raised patches. 80-90% of people … Read Full Article
The skin is a barrier that protects, warms, and cools our bodies. When there is an issue with the skin, like psoriasis, those functions are compromised, leading to overwhelming physical and emotional effects. It is estimated that eight million people in the U.S. have psoriasis. Each year, around 20,000 children under the age of ten … Read Full Article
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