Evidence of Barrier Deficiency in Rosacea and the Importance of Integrating OTC Skincare Products into Treatment Regimens

April 2021 | Volume 20 | Issue 4 | Original Article | 384 | Copyright © April 2021


Published online March 16, 2021

Hilary Baldwin MD,a Andrew F. Alexis MD MPH,B Anneke Andriessen PhD,c Diane S. Berson MD FAAD,d Patricia Farris MD FAAD,e Julie Harper MD,f Edward Lain MD FAAD,g Shari Marchbein MD,h Linda Stein Gold MD,i Jerry Tan MD FRCPCj

aAcne Treatment & Research Center, Brooklyn, NY
bIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
cRadboud UMC Nijmegen, Andriessen Consultants, Malden, The Netherlands
dCornell University Weill Medical College, Weill Cornell Medical Center, Dermatology, New York, NY
eTulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Sanova Dermatology, Metairie, LA
fThe Dermatology and Skin Care Center of Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
gSanova Dermatology, Austin TX; Austin Institute for Clinical Research, Austin, TX
hNYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
iHenry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
jRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Medicine, Western University, Windsor, ON, Canada; Windsor Clinical Research Inc; The Healthy Image Centre, Windsor, ON, Canada

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Anneke Andriessen PhD anneke.a@tiscali.nl