Volume 15 - Issue 2 - February 2007
Feature
Pharmacotherapy Update
09/04/2008
The Global Alliance to Improve Outcomes in Acne (Global Alliance) was designed to develop consensus recommendations related primarily to treatment. A group of 20 recognized dermatologists with a strong interest in issues related to acne...
The Global Alliance to Improve Outcomes in Acne (Global Alliance) was designed to develop consensus recommendations related primarily to treatment. A group of 20 recognized dermatologists with a strong interest in issues related to acne...
The Global Alliance to Improve...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
In “Lumps and Bumps Part 1” (“Pediatric Patient Care,” Skin & Aging, September 2006), four common cutaneous lesions in children were reviewed: pilomatricoma, pyogenic granuloma, juvenile xanthogranuloma and nevus sebaceous. In Lumps and...
In “Lumps and Bumps Part 1” (“Pediatric Patient Care,” Skin & Aging, September 2006), four common cutaneous lesions in children were reviewed: pilomatricoma, pyogenic granuloma, juvenile xanthogranuloma and nevus sebaceous. In Lumps and...
In “Lumps and Bumps Part 1”...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Issues in Dermatology
09/04/2008
Thank you for this opportunity to respond to the three questions raised in Gary Goldenberg’s December 2006 Skin & Aging article “Picture Perfect” regarding whether total body photography should be considered the standard of care.1
At...
Thank you for this opportunity to respond to the three questions raised in Gary Goldenberg’s December 2006 Skin & Aging article “Picture Perfect” regarding whether total body photography should be considered the standard of care.1
At...
Thank you for this opportunity...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common cancer in the United States, with an incidence equal to that of all other cancers put together. The most common causes of basal cell carcinoma are environmental factors, including episodic sunlight...
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common cancer in the United States, with an incidence equal to that of all other cancers put together. The most common causes of basal cell carcinoma are environmental factors, including episodic sunlight...
Basal cell carcinoma is the most...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
No one disputes the fact that the number of melanomas being diagnosed is on the rise. Yet whether this in fact represents an epidemic or something far less worrisome is a matter of opinion.
Although a now-infamous study headed by Dartmouth...
No one disputes the fact that the number of melanomas being diagnosed is on the rise. Yet whether this in fact represents an epidemic or something far less worrisome is a matter of opinion.
Although a now-infamous study headed by Dartmouth...
No one disputes the fact that...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
Many clinicians have had experiences with using imiquimod since its arrival on the dermatology formularies. However, many questions still remain among dermatologists and physician extenders about how to obtain the results expected as well as...
Many clinicians have had experiences with using imiquimod since its arrival on the dermatology formularies. However, many questions still remain among dermatologists and physician extenders about how to obtain the results expected as well as...
Many clinicians have had...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
Full-thickness skin grafts are commonly used in facial reconstruction following Mohs surgical defects. Care must be taken while removing graft bolsters to avoid injury to the graft. In this article, we illustrate a simple method to allow for...
Full-thickness skin grafts are commonly used in facial reconstruction following Mohs surgical defects. Care must be taken while removing graft bolsters to avoid injury to the graft. In this article, we illustrate a simple method to allow for...
Full-thickness skin grafts are...
09/04/2008
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Department
Derm Dx
09/04/2008
A 6-year-old Caucasian female presented to the pediatric dermatology clinic with numerous tan and pink verrucous papules coalescing into a heart-shaped 2.3-cm x 1.5-cm plaque on her left anterior thigh.
A 6-year-old Caucasian female presented to the pediatric dermatology clinic with numerous tan and pink verrucous papules coalescing into a heart-shaped 2.3-cm x 1.5-cm plaque on her left anterior thigh.
A 6-year-old Caucasian female...
09/04/2008
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Cosmetic Clinic
09/04/2008
As your experience progresses with injecting botulinum toxin type A (Botox Cosmetic), you may venture into an area of the face that many practitioners once deemed off-limits: the lower one-third of the face.
In order to attain balance and...
As your experience progresses with injecting botulinum toxin type A (Botox Cosmetic), you may venture into an area of the face that many practitioners once deemed off-limits: the lower one-third of the face.
In order to attain balance and...
As your experience progresses...
09/04/2008
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Column
Chief Medical Editor Message
09/04/2008
How many times have you seen a patient — usually a young woman — with wrinkled, mottled, terrible-looking skin, who tells you she’s tanning every day? When you ask why, she may say something to the effect that tanning makes her “feel so good”...
How many times have you seen a patient — usually a young woman — with wrinkled, mottled, terrible-looking skin, who tells you she’s tanning every day? When you ask why, she may say something to the effect that tanning makes her “feel so good”...
How many times have you seen a...
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