Welcome to the 11th Annual Acne & Rosacea Treatment Issue. This issue covers everything from acne overlaps, common conditions that present with acne symptoms, to how photodynamic therapy works to treat acne to a look at why you may need to rethink the way you assess and diagnose rosacea.
But beyond the latest research and therapeutic options for these conditions, one common theme runs throughout this issue — the importance of compliance and the dermatologist’s role in helping patients get the most out of their treatments.
The Compliance Challenge
As Chief Medical Editor Dr. Steve Feldman discusses in his editorial on page 6, while there are many viable options for treating acne and rosacea, if patients aren’t taking their medicine correctly or following your treatment regimen as prescribed, their acne or rosacea won’t get better. Sometimes, as Dr. Feldman explains, teenage patients don’t take their medication simply because their mothers nag them to do it. Or, as one survey summarized in the Acne and Rosacea Update, which begins on page 52, it’s because the treatments may not be easy or convenient enough for the patient.
And it’s not just teens who have trouble; adults can be just as likely to be noncompliant with their treatment regimens. Freelancer Cornelia Kean spoke to several experts about the toll acne can take on adult patients and how dermatologists can improve compliance and counsel patients (see page 48).
Finding the Right Way to Treat Each Patient
These articles focus on not just finding the best treatments available, but finding the right treatment for each individual patient. And that’s a big part of why I’m thrilled to be back working at Skin & Aging. It’s a privilege to be working with all the regular contributors and columnists who practice dermatology specifically to help improve patients’ conditions and ultimately to help improve the quality of their lives, and who contribute to this journal in an effort to share their expertise.
Shaping the Future
As Executive Editor, I hope to continue where the past Executive Editor, Larisa Hubbs, left off in ensuring the journal is filled with quality articles and columns. Along with Senior Editor Ellen Meyer and Dr. Feldman, our Chief Medical Editor, we hope to continue to grow this publication and provide articles that give you, the reader, insight into new treatments and offer practice-management and clinical tips that help you in your everyday practice.
Please feel free to contact me with any ideas for articles or topics you think we need to cover in Skin & Aging. It’s your input that shapes this journal. You can contact me at stuleya@hmpcommunications.com, or feel free to contact Ellen at emeyer@hmpcommunications.com.
I look forward to hearing from you and working with you!
Stefanie Tuleya
Executive Editor
stuleya@hmpcommunications.com
Welcome to the 11th Annual Acne & Rosacea Treatment Issue. This issue covers everything from acne overlaps, common conditions that present with acne symptoms, to how photodynamic therapy works to treat acne to a look at why you may need to rethink the way you assess and diagnose rosacea.
But beyond the latest research and therapeutic options for these conditions, one common theme runs throughout this issue — the importance of compliance and the dermatologist’s role in helping patients get the most out of their treatments.
The Compliance Challenge
As Chief Medical Editor Dr. Steve Feldman discusses in his editorial on page 6, while there are many viable options for treating acne and rosacea, if patients aren’t taking their medicine correctly or following your treatment regimen as prescribed, their acne or rosacea won’t get better. Sometimes, as Dr. Feldman explains, teenage patients don’t take their medication simply because their mothers nag them to do it. Or, as one survey summarized in the Acne and Rosacea Update, which begins on page 52, it’s because the treatments may not be easy or convenient enough for the patient.
And it’s not just teens who have trouble; adults can be just as likely to be noncompliant with their treatment regimens. Freelancer Cornelia Kean spoke to several experts about the toll acne can take on adult patients and how dermatologists can improve compliance and counsel patients (see page 48).
Finding the Right Way to Treat Each Patient
These articles focus on not just finding the best treatments available, but finding the right treatment for each individual patient. And that’s a big part of why I’m thrilled to be back working at Skin & Aging. It’s a privilege to be working with all the regular contributors and columnists who practice dermatology specifically to help improve patients’ conditions and ultimately to help improve the quality of their lives, and who contribute to this journal in an effort to share their expertise.
Shaping the Future
As Executive Editor, I hope to continue where the past Executive Editor, Larisa Hubbs, left off in ensuring the journal is filled with quality articles and columns. Along with Senior Editor Ellen Meyer and Dr. Feldman, our Chief Medical Editor, we hope to continue to grow this publication and provide articles that give you, the reader, insight into new treatments and offer practice-management and clinical tips that help you in your everyday practice.
Please feel free to contact me with any ideas for articles or topics you think we need to cover in Skin & Aging. It’s your input that shapes this journal. You can contact me at stuleya@hmpcommunications.com, or feel free to contact Ellen at emeyer@hmpcommunications.com.
I look forward to hearing from you and working with you!
Stefanie Tuleya
Executive Editor
stuleya@hmpcommunications.com
Welcome to the 11th Annual Acne & Rosacea Treatment Issue. This issue covers everything from acne overlaps, common conditions that present with acne symptoms, to how photodynamic therapy works to treat acne to a look at why you may need to rethink the way you assess and diagnose rosacea.
But beyond the latest research and therapeutic options for these conditions, one common theme runs throughout this issue — the importance of compliance and the dermatologist’s role in helping patients get the most out of their treatments.
The Compliance Challenge
As Chief Medical Editor Dr. Steve Feldman discusses in his editorial on page 6, while there are many viable options for treating acne and rosacea, if patients aren’t taking their medicine correctly or following your treatment regimen as prescribed, their acne or rosacea won’t get better. Sometimes, as Dr. Feldman explains, teenage patients don’t take their medication simply because their mothers nag them to do it. Or, as one survey summarized in the Acne and Rosacea Update, which begins on page 52, it’s because the treatments may not be easy or convenient enough for the patient.
And it’s not just teens who have trouble; adults can be just as likely to be noncompliant with their treatment regimens. Freelancer Cornelia Kean spoke to several experts about the toll acne can take on adult patients and how dermatologists can improve compliance and counsel patients (see page 48).
Finding the Right Way to Treat Each Patient
These articles focus on not just finding the best treatments available, but finding the right treatment for each individual patient. And that’s a big part of why I’m thrilled to be back working at Skin & Aging. It’s a privilege to be working with all the regular contributors and columnists who practice dermatology specifically to help improve patients’ conditions and ultimately to help improve the quality of their lives, and who contribute to this journal in an effort to share their expertise.
Shaping the Future
As Executive Editor, I hope to continue where the past Executive Editor, Larisa Hubbs, left off in ensuring the journal is filled with quality articles and columns. Along with Senior Editor Ellen Meyer and Dr. Feldman, our Chief Medical Editor, we hope to continue to grow this publication and provide articles that give you, the reader, insight into new treatments and offer practice-management and clinical tips that help you in your everyday practice.
Please feel free to contact me with any ideas for articles or topics you think we need to cover in Skin & Aging. It’s your input that shapes this journal. You can contact me at stuleya@hmpcommunications.com, or feel free to contact Ellen at emeyer@hmpcommunications.com.
I look forward to hearing from you and working with you!
Stefanie Tuleya
Executive Editor
stuleya@hmpcommunications.com
