Volume 16 - Issue 8 - August 2008
Column
Chief Medical Editor Message
09/04/2008
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...
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...
Welcome to the 11th...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Spotlight
09/04/2008
Dr. Mauricio Goihman-Yahr was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and received his medical school and dermatology residency training in Venezuela, as well as dermatology training at Stanford University and the University of Miami. He...
Dr. Mauricio Goihman-Yahr was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and received his medical school and dermatology residency training in Venezuela, as well as dermatology training at Stanford University and the University of Miami. He...
Dr. Mauricio...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Department
Coding and Billing
09/04/2008
Summer is in full swing and we all want to take a vacation for a couple of weeks — for most of us, a well-deserved and much-needed break. Unfortunately, for those of us in solo practice, this is almost an impossible dream since...
Summer is in full swing and we all want to take a vacation for a couple of weeks — for most of us, a well-deserved and much-needed break. Unfortunately, for those of us in solo practice, this is almost an impossible dream since...
Summer is in full swing...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Cosmetic Clinic
09/04/2008
The promise held by lasers used a decade ago for skin rejuvenation was quickly dampened by reports of complications such as scarring, persistent erythema and infections. For those of us who were proponents of this modality, these issues...
The promise held by lasers used a decade ago for skin rejuvenation was quickly dampened by reports of complications such as scarring, persistent erythema and infections. For those of us who were proponents of this modality, these issues...
The promise held by lasers used...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Research in Review
09/04/2008
This article will review these acne overlaps and suggest therapeutic approaches.
This article will review these acne overlaps and suggest therapeutic approaches.
This article will review these...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
Acne vulgaris is one of the most common clinical entities seen by dermatologists. Medical therapy remains the gold standard for the treatment of acne vulgaris, and dermatologists are fortunate to have many impressive and worthwhile therapies...
Acne vulgaris is one of the most common clinical entities seen by dermatologists. Medical therapy remains the gold standard for the treatment of acne vulgaris, and dermatologists are fortunate to have many impressive and worthwhile therapies...
Acne vulgaris is one of the most...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Issues in Dermatology
09/04/2008
I have been following the debate regarding the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Seal of Recognition™ program with great interest. The AAD promotes this program as an “Academy-driven public health initiative that was...
I have been following the debate regarding the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Seal of Recognition™ program with great interest. The AAD promotes this program as an “Academy-driven public health initiative that was...
I have been following the...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
Adult patients now make up approximately half of all acne patients seen by dermatologists — and their numbers are growing, according to the results of the Skin Matters 2008 Survey, conducted by Harris Interactive and sponsored by...
Adult patients now make up approximately half of all acne patients seen by dermatologists — and their numbers are growing, according to the results of the Skin Matters 2008 Survey, conducted by Harris Interactive and sponsored by...
Adult patients now make...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
If a survey were taken asking which dermatological condition is the most over-diagnosed, self-diagnosed or “internet-diagnosed,” most dermatologists would probably choose rosacea. How many times in a clinic day have patients who are “always...
If a survey were taken asking which dermatological condition is the most over-diagnosed, self-diagnosed or “internet-diagnosed,” most dermatologists would probably choose rosacea. How many times in a clinic day have patients who are “always...
If a survey were taken asking...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Feature
Pharmacotherapy Update
09/04/2008
Seborrheic dermatitis is a common, chronic, recurrent inflammatory skin condition for which no definitive cause has been found. The disorder is usually confined to the scalp, nasolabial folds, external ear canal, hair-bearing areas...
Seborrheic dermatitis is a common, chronic, recurrent inflammatory skin condition for which no definitive cause has been found. The disorder is usually confined to the scalp, nasolabial folds, external ear canal, hair-bearing areas...
Seborrheic dermatitis...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
