In addition to using fresh tomatoes, you can also buy skin care products that utilize them as a featured ingredient. The next time you are at a drugstore, take some time to browse the health section. Look for skin care products that feature ingredients such as tomatoes. These can help tone and clear your skin. If your acne is severe, you might want to ask your dermatologist to recommend some new skin care products. There are some very affordable products that can help ease your acne. In addition to buying products, there are several at home methods you can use to treat your skin. For example, you can use lemon juice as an astringent. Simply squeeze a small amount onto a cotton ball and wipe it across your blemish. The acid will help try the blemish out.  Egg whites are another common kitchen staple that you can use to treat your skin. Simply apply egg whites to your problem areas, then wipe off after 10 minutes. This ingredient will help tighten and tone your skin. Honey is another healing pantry item. Apply a light layer of honey to your face for 5 minutes. Rinse off to discover skin that glows. The most important thing you can do to care for your skin is to spend time caring for it each day. Your skin needs regular care, and if you suffer from acne, it is especially important. Make sure to wash your face with a gentle moisturizer twice a day, and then apply moisturizer. Consult your dermatologist. She will have specific recommendations for your skin type and can advice you on the steps to take each day to improve your skin's health.

Summary: Try new products. Use home remedies. Get in a routine.


This is the Skype download page. Skype should automatically present you with the download link to the correct version of Skype. If not, click the downward facing arrow next to the "Get Skype for..." text and click the correct version in the drop-down. If your browser asks you if you want to run or save the file, click to save the file. You'll generally find this in the Downloads folder. You'll find Skype in your Applications folder after you do this.

Summary: Go to https://www.skype.com/en/get-skype/. Click the blue Get Skype for Mac button on the Skype download page. Double-click the file that was downloaded. Drag the Skype app icon into the Applications folder as prompted.


This is right before new growth will start to take place. If the yews are growing vigorously, you may need to prune them again in late June. Avoid pruning yews in the fall, as this will make them more vulnerable to winter weather. Look for shoots that have broken off, or leaves that are brown and dying. If an entire branch of leaves is yellow or brown, use hand pruners to clip the entire branch off. You can cut these out at any point during the year. New growth will often be light green and sticking out from the rest of the plant. You can cut these off using hand pruners, either clipping the end off so it's level with the rest of the yew, or by reaching down into the plant and cutting right where 2 branches meet. Cutting off the protruding shoots will give the yew a shaped and clean-cut look. It's important for all of the leaves and branches to be able to receive sunlight and fresh air, including the inner ones. Select longer shoots and cut them off deep inside the shrub using a hand pruner. By doing this all over the plant, you'll open up the middle a bit so that it can be healthy as well. Sometimes yews will lean outwards with the upper branches blocking the sunlight to the bottom ones. If this is the case, trim the upper branches so that the entire plant has access to light and air. Once you've chosen the shoot you're going to cut, follow it down into the yew until it connects to another branch. This is where you should cut it using hand pruners, making sure the cut is flush against the attaching branch.  If the shrub is super deep, you can use long-handled pruners to snip off the branch. Wear gloves to protect your hands when pruning, if desired.

Summary: Start pruning yews in late March or early April. Cut out diseased, dead, or broken branches. Trim off any shoots that are clearly sticking out. Remove branches to bring light into the yew. Make the cut where the branch meets another branch.


If your dermatologist offers laser treatments, you’ll likely need to make quick visits each week for about a month. Spot treatments with the laser are usually painless, although you may experience some burning or redness in the treated areas.  Like cryotherapy, dermabrasion, and chemical peels, laser treatments intentionally cause minor damage to the skin. As the skin repairs and regenerates, the IGH spots should be minimized or disappear completely. All of these therapeutic skin damage options seem to produce roughly the same rate of success, although there isn't much detailed research on them when it comes to treating IGH. Your doctor will probably first recommend topical creams (like steroids or retinoids), then if necessary move on to trying one therapeutic skin damage method at a time until you see the desired results. When treating IGH with cryotherapy, your dermatologist will essentially dip a small tool akin to a cotton swab into liquid nitrogen and hold it to an IGH spot for 5-10 seconds. At most, you may experience a minor and short-lived burning sensation where the treatment occurs. Cryotherapy is effective at removing IGH spots (within a month or so) in roughly 80% of all cases, which is in the same range as other therapeutic skin damage methods. If you undergo a phenol (or similar) chemical peel at your doctor’s office, you can expect your IGH spots to disappear within several weeks roughly two-thirds of the time. In some cases, though, you may experience scabbing over your IGH spots, or even (in rare cases) ulceration of these spots. You may also experience hyperpigmentation in rare cases, which means the IGH spots will go from being much lighter than your surrounding skin to noticeably darker. Intense Pulse Light treatments may help to even out your skin tone. The treatment uses pulses of bright light to improve the appearance of the skin. It can cause some stinging, so you will need an application of a topical anesthetic before your treatment. You will also need to wear dark glasses to protect your eyes.  IPL treatments take about 20 to 30 minutes per session, and you will need 3 to 6 treatments performed 1 month apart. You may experience some redness and peeling of your skin after treatment.
Summary: Try weekly laser therapy treatments for about a month. Consider spot cryotherapy treatments with liquid nitrogen. Undergo a chemical peel with 88% phenol or a similar product. Look into Intense Pulse Light (IPL) treatments.