Volume 11 - Issue 4 - April 2003
Column
Chief Medical Editor Message
09/04/2008
A mor Khachemoune, M.D., C.W.S., is one of those rare individuals who I’m convinced has a clone. If he doesn’t, then I want to know how he accomplishes all that he does.
Many of the doctors I know are overachievers, just as Dr....
A mor Khachemoune, M.D., C.W.S., is one of those rare individuals who I’m convinced has a clone. If he doesn’t, then I want to know how he accomplishes all that he does.
Many of the doctors I know are overachievers, just as Dr....
A mor Khachemoune, M.D.,...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
FDA Approvals
Two New Filler Substances Receive FDA Approval
T he FDA recently granted approval for the first time in more than 15 years for the first filler agents that contain human collagen. CosmoDerm and CosmoPlast contain human...
FDA Approvals
Two New Filler Substances Receive FDA Approval
T he FDA recently granted approval for the first time in more than 15 years for the first filler agents that contain human collagen. CosmoDerm and CosmoPlast contain human...
FDA Approvals
Two New Filler...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
I magine that you see a patient with advanced squamous cell carcinoma affecting the head and neck, including nerve involvement. The patient needs significant head and neck surgery. Imagine, too, that you try to find a surgeon to perform the...
I magine that you see a patient with advanced squamous cell carcinoma affecting the head and neck, including nerve involvement. The patient needs significant head and neck surgery. Imagine, too, that you try to find a surgeon to perform the...
I magine that you see a patient...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
T reating atopic dermatitis continues to be one of our recurring challenges in dermatology practice. For five decades, we’ve effectively used topical corticosteroids to manage this chronic-recurrent disorder, always balancing overuse of these...
T reating atopic dermatitis continues to be one of our recurring challenges in dermatology practice. For five decades, we’ve effectively used topical corticosteroids to manage this chronic-recurrent disorder, always balancing overuse of these...
T reating atopic dermatitis...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
T he words of the French Bohemian author, Arsene Houssaye, “when Art is understood by everybody, it will no longer be Art,” were not meant to describe the fascinating phenomenon of body art but they certainly remain true. Tattoos, body...
T he words of the French Bohemian author, Arsene Houssaye, “when Art is understood by everybody, it will no longer be Art,” were not meant to describe the fascinating phenomenon of body art but they certainly remain true. Tattoos, body...
T he words of the French...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
M any patients in their fourth, fifth and later decades start to express concerns about lateral canthal rhytides and accentuation of lower eyelid folds and herniation of fat pads in lower eyelids. The aging process is often accentuated in...
M any patients in their fourth, fifth and later decades start to express concerns about lateral canthal rhytides and accentuation of lower eyelid folds and herniation of fat pads in lower eyelids. The aging process is often accentuated in...
M any patients in their fourth,...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Department
Coding and Billing
09/04/2008
A s you know, there are many modifiers that you use daily in billing insurance claims to insurance carriers. There are the E/M modifiers such as -24, 25 and -57. There are post-operative modifiers (e.g., those that are only applied if you’re...
A s you know, there are many modifiers that you use daily in billing insurance claims to insurance carriers. There are the E/M modifiers such as -24, 25 and -57. There are post-operative modifiers (e.g., those that are only applied if you’re...
A s you know, there are many...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Skin Cancer Update
09/04/2008
In an effort to raise awareness about the harmful effects of the sun’s ultraviolet rays, the Global Solar UV Index (UVI) was developed in 1997 by the World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment...
In an effort to raise awareness about the harmful effects of the sun’s ultraviolet rays, the Global Solar UV Index (UVI) was developed in 1997 by the World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment...
In an effort to raise awareness...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Feature
Case Report and Brief Review
09/04/2008
Patient Presentation This 61-year-old patient presented with a 3-day history of vesicles and crusts on the forehead. She reports a history of a minor trauma to the forehead, which occurred several days before she developed a burning sensation...
Patient Presentation This 61-year-old patient presented with a 3-day history of vesicles and crusts on the forehead. She reports a history of a minor trauma to the forehead, which occurred several days before she developed a burning sensation...
Patient Presentation This...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
