Issue Archive
April 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 4
Editorials
Dermatology on Instagram: An Analysis of Hashtags
Forty-two percent of Americans search for health-related information on social media platforms, and forty-five percent of consumers report that social media health information influences their decisio...
Read MoreControversy: Mohs and Close
Skin Type Classification: A Decennial Perspective
The intent of this brief communication is to revisit the Roberts Skin Type Classification System published by Journal of Drugs in Dermatology (JDD) in 2008 with a 2018 lens and provide additional info...
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Original Articles
An Acne Survey from the World’s Largest Annual Gathering of Twins
IMPORTANCE: Surveying identical twins allows us to qualitatively separate genetic and environmental factors that may contribute to acne severity. OBJECTIVE: To study a cohort of identical and fratern...
Read MoreDihydroxyacetone: A Review
The sunless tanning industry has experienced rapid growth due to public education on the dangers of ultraviolet radiation on skin and improvements in products. Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) is a 3-carbon sug...
Read MoreUnderstanding Patient Experience With Hyperhidrosis: A National Survey of 1,985 Patients
Hyperhidrosis affects 4.8% of the US population, and despite the well documented negative impact of hyperhidrosis on patients’ lives, data are generally lacking on the patient experience with t...
Read MoreFrontal Fibrosing Alopecia and Concomitant Lichen Planus Pigmentosus: A Case Series of Seven African American Women
The association of frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) and lichen planus pigmentosus (LPPigm) is rare. Prior reports suggest that FFA and LPPigm are on the same spectrum of disease, and a diagnosis of LP...
Read MoreCollagen Powder in Wound Healing
Chronic wounds, such as pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, and venous leg ulcers, are associated with high costs, poor quality of life, and significant morbidity and mortality. A chronic wound dev...
Read MoreThe Use of a Self-Occluding Topical Anasthetic in Daily Practice: A Non-Interventional Study
Introduction: A variety of topical anesthetic creams are available to reduce pain associated with dermatological procedures. Pliaglis is a self-occluding eutectic mixture of lidocaine and tetracaine. ...
Read MoreTopical Agents for Scar Management: Are They Effective?
Scar formation is the body’s natural healing response to reestablish dermal integrity following an injury. Excessive scarring, however, can cause significant cosmetic, functional, and psycholog...
Read MoreMulti-Center, Double-Blind, Vehicle-Controlled Clinical Trial of an Alpha and Beta Defensin-Containing Anti-Aging Skin Care Regimen With Clinical, Histopathologic, Immunohistochemical, Photographic, and Ultrasound Evaluation
Background/Objectives: Anti-aging strategies utilizing stem cells are in the forefront. Alpha and beta defensins are natural immune peptides that have been shown to activate an LGR6-positive stem cell...
Read MoreProspective, Randomized, Investigator-Blinded, Split-Face Evaluation of a Topical Crosslinked Hyaluronic Acid Serum for Post-Procedural Improvement of Skin Quality and Biomechanical Attributes
Background: This split-face, controlled study investigated the ability of a topical crosslinked hyaluronic acid formulation (RHA serum) to enhance clinical results from fillers, microneedling, or chem...
Read MoreA Systematic Review of Topical Finasteride in the Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia in Men and Women
Introduction: Currently, only topical minoxidil (MNX) and oral finasteride (FNS) are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the treatment of and...
Read MoreDynamic Changes of Facial Supporting Cornerstones (Pillars): Considerations in Aesthetic Approach
The bony structures of the face provide the framework upon which the soft-tissue envelope rests, such that facial symmetry and proportionality usually depend upon the morphological patterns and anthro...
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Case Reports
Psoriasiform Pemphigus Foliaceus in an African American Female: An Important Clinical Manifestation
A 50-year-old African-American woman presented to the dermatology clinic with a pruritic eruption of 3 years’ duration. On clinical examination, the patient had well-demarcated, pink, atrophic ...
Read MoreProximal Subungual Onychomycosis in the Immunocompetent: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Proximal subungual onychomycosis (PSO), which predominantly involves the nail plate from the proximal nail fold, is the rarest form of onychomycosis. Classically associated with an immunocompromised s...
Read MoreSuccessful Therapy of Severe Oro-Labial Herpes Simplex With Muco-Adhesive Acyclovir
Although muco-adhesive acyclovir 50mg tablets are only approved for the management of recurrent oro-labial HSV-1 infections, their ability to achieve extremely high concentrations in saliva and oral t...
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