INTRODUCTION Polyacrylamide hydrogels (PAAH) have been used for many years in European and Asian countries, and they have been and some still are produced by a number of different manufacturers…

INTRODUCTION Rosacea, which affects approximately 16 million Americans (mostly adults 30-60 years of age), is associated with frequent flushing, inflammation, and at times a burning sensation.1,2 There is no cure…

INTRODUCTION Acne vulgaris (acne) is a common dermatological disease seen typically in adolescence and young adulthood. It affects approximately 85 percent of individuals at some point in their lives, generally…

INTRODUCTIONHand dermatitis is considered to be quite common, and it is estimated that between two percent and 10 percent of the general population is affected by this skin condition.1 Hand…

INTRODUCTIONAndrogenetic alopecia (AGA) in women or female-pattern hair loss (FPHL) affects a significant percentage of women with increased prevalence with aging; over 70 percent of patients in the seventh decade…

INTRODUCTION In 1975 Gilliam et al. divided the manifestations of cutaneous lupus into acute, subacute, and chronic categories based on clinical-histopathologic lesional patterns. The most common type of chronic lupus…

INTRODUCTION Chronic urticaria (CU) has a lifelong prevalence of 0.5-1% in the United States.1 Reports have demonstrated that the disability suffered by CU patients is similar to that of patients…

INTRODUCTIONCutaneous drug eruptions are a common adverse reaction to medication. In hospitalized patients, the overall incidence of drug eruptions is 2–3%.1,2While certain classes of medications are commonly associated with cutaneous…

INTRODUCTION Cryotherapy is the most common treatment used globally to manage actinic keratoses (AK). This provider-administered treatment primarily treats individual lesions; field treatment is occasionally performed using wide spray patterns.…

INTRODUCTIONMelasma is one of the most common hyperpigmen- tary disorders; it is a frequently acquired disturbance characterized by symmetric, hyperpigmented patch- es with an irregular outline that occurs most commonly…

INTRODUCTION Urticaria is a fairly common condition characterized by circumscribed, edematous, itchy lesions. This could be an extremely disabling, difficult-to-treat condition and severely affects patients′ quality of life and performance.…

INTRODUCTIONPhotodamage is a cumulative process and is best minimized or, ideally, prevented. Protecting the skin from ultraviolet light is the simplest and most effective method of preventing photodamage, but other…