Volume 16 - Issue 4 - April 2008
Department
Derm Dx
09/04/2008
A 62-year-old male presented for consultation with a chief complaint of an “itchy red rash.”
A 62-year-old male presented for consultation with a chief complaint of an “itchy red rash.”
A 62-year-old male presented for...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Research in Review
09/04/2008
TIP 1: Painlessly Removing Eyelid Milia
The eyelid is among the most sensitive areas of the human body. Contributing to this factor is the thinness of the skin in this area — it is approximately 1/50 as thick as skin located on the...
TIP 1: Painlessly Removing Eyelid Milia
The eyelid is among the most sensitive areas of the human body. Contributing to this factor is the thinness of the skin in this area — it is approximately 1/50 as thick as skin located on the...
TIP 1: Painlessly...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
What It Is
Pliaglis Cream (Galderma Laboratories, L.P.) is the first self-occlusive topical 7% lidocaine/7% tetracaine anesthetic cream approved by the FDA to provide local topical anesthesia in adults undergoing superficial...
What It Is
Pliaglis Cream (Galderma Laboratories, L.P.) is the first self-occlusive topical 7% lidocaine/7% tetracaine anesthetic cream approved by the FDA to provide local topical anesthesia in adults undergoing superficial...
What It Is
Pliaglis...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
Recently, we have reviewed some of the more minimally invasive techniques for facial rejuvenation, including non-ablative lasers and suspension threads.1,2,3 In the next few articles, we will focus on more advanced techniques for...
Recently, we have reviewed some of the more minimally invasive techniques for facial rejuvenation, including non-ablative lasers and suspension threads.1,2,3 In the next few articles, we will focus on more advanced techniques for...
Recently, we have...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
Skin & Aging’s sister journal Wounds is the nation’s leading wound care research journal, and it’s the major source of current research, treatment methodology, and protocol in the field of wound care. In addition, this journal is the...
Skin & Aging’s sister journal Wounds is the nation’s leading wound care research journal, and it’s the major source of current research, treatment methodology, and protocol in the field of wound care. In addition, this journal is the...
Skin & Aging’s sister...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
Omnilux New-U FDA Approved for Periorbital Wrinkles
Photo Therapeutics, Inc., has received FDA approval on its over-the-counter light therapy device, Omnilux New-U, for the treatment of periorbital wrinkles.
According to the company,...
Omnilux New-U FDA Approved for Periorbital Wrinkles
Photo Therapeutics, Inc., has received FDA approval on its over-the-counter light therapy device, Omnilux New-U, for the treatment of periorbital wrinkles.
According to the company,...
Omnilux New-U FDA Approved for...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Feature
Pharmacotherapy Update
09/04/2008
Eczematous dermatoses are associated with several pathogenic factors. These include disruption of epidermal barrier function, which is exemplified by an increase in transepidermal water loss (TEWL), and inflammation, the latter...
Eczematous dermatoses are associated with several pathogenic factors. These include disruption of epidermal barrier function, which is exemplified by an increase in transepidermal water loss (TEWL), and inflammation, the latter...
Eczematous dermatoses...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Column
Chief Medical Editor Message
09/04/2008
It is interesting how perspective changes with variations in light, age, health or patterns of thought. Depression or exuberance, pessimism or optimism all shape the palette of shared experience, leading to drastically different...
It is interesting how perspective changes with variations in light, age, health or patterns of thought. Depression or exuberance, pessimism or optimism all shape the palette of shared experience, leading to drastically different...
It is interesting how...
09/04/2008
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Chief Medical Editor Message
09/04/2008
This month’s cover story, which focuses on the top advances in wound care, is like the Evelyn Wood speed reading class — you’ll learn a whole lot in a little bit of time.
As in other years, we have taken the whole body of...
This month’s cover story, which focuses on the top advances in wound care, is like the Evelyn Wood speed reading class — you’ll learn a whole lot in a little bit of time.
As in other years, we have taken the whole body of...
This month’s cover...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Legal Ease
09/04/2008
In this second part of my series on cosmetic, drug and cosmeceutical claims, I review the criteria that lead to the classification of a product as either a drug or cosmetic, and how products and ingredients — and even soap — are...
In this second part of my series on cosmetic, drug and cosmeceutical claims, I review the criteria that lead to the classification of a product as either a drug or cosmetic, and how products and ingredients — and even soap — are...
In this second part of...
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The Dermatologist
