INTRODUCTION Finasteride and dutasteride are 5 α-reductase inhibitors approved for use in treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH0.1,2 Finasteride is the only Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved treatment of male…

INTRODUCTION Treatment of excessive hair or cutaneous lesions with laser and light technologies requires wavelength-specific targeting of the primary chromophore(s): water, melanin, or hemoglobin. In clinical practice, the objective is…

INTRODUCTION Water is essential for the normal structure and functioning of the skin. There is precise homeostatic regulation of water content within different skin layers. The stratum corneum is a…

INTRODUCTION Patients desiring antiaging treatments are looking for efficacious procedures that yield rapid results with minimal downtime. Delivering these results can be challenging with a single modality. We have previously…

INTRODUCTION The cosmeceutical industry is a vast, consumer-driven market that has demonstrated booming sales since the early 2000s, reaching $9.7 billion in 2011 and with predicted sales of $11.7 billion…

INTRODUCTION The importance of growth factors and cytokines in wound healing has been well established1; mechanistic insights from this research have also been leveraged to understand of the roles of…

INTRODUCTION Hyperpigmentation disorders, including melasma, are common, particularly among people with darker skin.1-6 Melasma, a progressive form of hyperpigmentation, occurs most commonly in women (more than 90% of cases7), and…

INTRODUCTION Facial skin becomes photodamaged and ages over time, showing signs such as fine lines and wrinkles, reduction in clarity and brightness of the skin, an increase in redness and…

INTRODUCTION A wide-sweeping adoption of soft tissue fillers for use in aesthetic medicine has occurred since the introduction of bovine collage in 1981 and then hyaluronic acid (HA)-based products in…

INTRODUCTION Body contouring is the targeted removal of a limited amount of adipose tissue to achieve a more aesthetic body shape. There is no shortage of invasive and noninvasive body…

INTRODUCTION With many advanced anti-aging creams developed and marketed for the face, attention is now turning to other visible areas of the body. There is growing interest in creams for…

SKIN CANCERCancer Risk in Carriers of the Gene for Xeroderma Pigmentosum This study will determine if family members of patients with xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) have various abnormalities including: skin abnormalities;…