Found 926 articles for: "acne"
Acne and Scarring: Facing the Issue to Optimize Outcomes
December 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 12 | Supplement Individual Articles | 43 | Copyright © December 2018
Acne scarring can affect patients across the spectrum of acne severity. Of multiple potential risk factors, the most important is acne severity followed by time to effective treatment, manipulation of...
Read MoreUse of Apremilast for Aphthous Ulcers in a Patient With Behçet’s Syndrome
December 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 12 | Features | 1328 | Copyright © December 2018
Behçet’s syndrome is an inflammatory disease characterized by aphthous oral ulcers and several systemic manifestations, which include genital ulcers, ocular disease, skin lesions, arthritis, and va...
Read MoreBrightening and Improvement of Facial Skin Quality in Healthy Female Subjects With Moderate Hyperpigmentation or Dark Spots and Moderate Facial Aging
December 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 12 | Original Article | 1310 | Copyright © December 2018
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of ISDINCEUTICS Melaclear® serum (Barcelona, Spain) on skin brightness, skin quality, and signs of facial aging. DESIGN: This was a single-center, obse...
Read MoreTazarotene Revisited: Safety and Efficacy in Plaque Psoriasis and Its Emerging Role in Treatment Strategy
December 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 12 | Original Article | 1280 | Copyright © December 2018
BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a chronic, immune-mediated disease that varies widely in its clinical expression. Treatment options focus on relieving symptoms, reducing inflammation, induration, and scaling...
Read MoreSenior Resident Peer-to-Peer Case StudiesAfter
November 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 11 | Editorials | 1248 | Copyright © November 2018
The content of these case studies, ideal to review during peer study groups, was developed by Elizabeth Robinson, MD and Jennifer Aronica, MD under the guidance of dermatologist Adam Friedman, MD, FAA...
Read MoreOnce-Daily Topical Dapsone Gel, 7.5%: Effective for Acne Vulgaris Regardless of Baseline Lesion Count, With Superior Efficacy in Females
November 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 11 | Original Article | 1192 | Copyright © November 2018
INTRODUCTION: Acne vulgaris is more common in females than males and is challenging to treat. A post hoc analysis of 2 clinical trials evaluated the effect of dapsone gel, 7.5% based on sex and baseli...
Read MoreIntegrated Cooling-Vacuum-Assisted Non-Fractional 1540-nm Erbium:Glass Laser: A New Modality for the Simultaneous Effective Treatment of Acne Lesions and Scars
November 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 11 | Original Article | 1173 | Copyright © November 2018
INTRODUCTION: Acne vulgaris is a common skin disorder with a significant impact on patients' quality of life. There is currently no treatment designated to treat acne lesions and scars concurrently. H...
Read MoreClinical Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Fractional Radiofrequency Facial Treatment of Skin Type VI Patients
November 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 11 | Original Article | 1169 | Copyright © November 2018
INTRODUCTION: It has been well established that patients with darker skin types (Fitzpatrick skin types IV-VI) have an increased incidence of thermal induced side effects from laser and radio frequenc...
Read MoreThe Safety of Laser Skin Resurfacing With the Microablative Carbon Dioxide Laser and Review of the Literature
November 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 11 | Original Article | 1157 | Copyright © November 2018
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of adverse effects following laser skin resurfacing with the microablative carbon dioxide (CO2) laser system (SmartXide DOT; DEKA, Calenz...
Read MoreTreatment of Moderate Acne Vulgaris in Fitzpatrick Skin Type V or VI: Efficacy and Tolerability of Fixed Combination Clindamycin Phosphate 1.2%/Benzoyl Peroxide 3.75% Gel
October 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 10 | Original Article | 1107 | Copyright © October 2018
BACKGROUND: Acne vulgaris (acne) is the most common skin disease in patients who have darker skin with most frequent sequelae of post inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH). METHODS: Open label study...
Read MoreA Phase 2 Controlled Study of SB206, a Topical Nitric Oxide-Releasing Drug for Extragenital Wart Treatment
October 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 10 | Original Article | 1100 | Copyright © October 2018
BACKGROUND: Nitric oxide (NO), a free radical gas, is endogenously produced in human cells. In high concentration, NO neutralizes many disease-causing microbes. The topical investigational drug SB206 ...
Read MoreNovel Tretinoin 0.05% Lotion for the Once-Daily Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Acne Vulgaris: Assessment of Efficacy and Safety in Patients Aged 9 Years and Older
October 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 10 | Original Article | 1084 | Copyright © October 2018
BACKGROUND: Topical tretinoin has been extensively studied in clinical trials, and its essential role in the treatment of acne vulgaris (acne) established through evidence-based guidelines. OBJECTI...
Read MoreConsensus Recommendations on Adjunctive Topical Management of Atopic Dermatitis
October 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 10 | Original Article | 1070 | Copyright © October 2018
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is well-recognized as a very common chronic and relapsing pruritic skin disorder affecting both children and adults worldwide. The adverse effects on the quality of life of affe...
Read MoreEffect of an Emollient on the Mycobiome of Atopic Dermatitis Patients
October 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 10 | Original Article | 1039 | Copyright © October 2018
INTRODUCTION: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is associated with changes in skin bacterial microbiome. Emollient treatment induces change in bacterial microbiome in AD, but its effect on fungal microbiome (“...
Read MoreEpidemiology of Skin Diseases in a Diverse Patient Population
October 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 10 | Original Article | 1032 | Copyright © October 2018
BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies of patients who present to dermatology clinics are necessary to identify the needs of patients. OBJECTIVE: To quantify and compare diagnoses according to race, eth...
Read MoreA Comparative Analysis of Electric and Radiofrequency Microneedling Devices on the Market
September 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 9 | Features | 1010 | Copyright © September 2018
Microneedling was first described in 1995 by Orentreich and Orentreich for the treatment of atrophic scars and wrinkles.1 The local injury induced by dermal penetration of microneedling cau...
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence for the Objective Evaluation of Acne Investigator Global Assessment
September 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 9 | Original Article | 1006 | Copyright © September 2018
Introduction: The evaluation of Acne using ordinal scales reflects the clinical perception of severity but has shown low reproducibility both intra- and inter-rater. In this study, we investigated if ...
Read MoreA Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Split-Face Study of the Efficacy of Topical Epidermal Growth Factor for the Treatment of Melasma
September 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 9 | Original Article | 970 | Copyright © September 2018
Introduction: Melasma is a condition in which patients develop symmetric, reticulated, hyperpigmented macules and patches on the face which is thought to be the result of ultraviolet (UV) exposure and...
Read MoreWhat Lies Beneath the Face Value of a BOX WARNING: A Deeper Look at Brodalumab
August 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 8 | Supplement Individual Articles | 29 | Copyright © August 2018
Brodalumab, a fully human antibody of the interleukin-17 receptor, is highly effective in the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. However, based on safety signals identified in clinical ...
Read MoreUV Protection by Natural Products: C. myrrha Oil Versus Sunscreen
August 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 8 | Original Article | 905 | Copyright © August 2018
Exposure to various types of ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun has been linked to skin cancer. Use of sunscreen can reduce the damaging and carcinogenic effects of UV radiation. However, multipl...
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