Issue Archive
January 2009 | Volume 8 | Issue 1
Original Articles
Anatomic Considerations for Soft Tissue Augmentation of the Face
Histologic and Clinical Response to Varying Density Settings With a Fractionally Scanned Carbon Dioxide Laser
Objective: An evaluation of the histological and clinical response to varying density settings (-10%, 0, and 10% overlap) with a frac- tionally scanned CO2 laser.
Study design: Clinic...
Read MoreLinear Closure for Nasal Defects After Mohs Micrographic Surgery
Background: Skin cancers on the nose are very common. Excision of these tumors results in surgical defects that can pose a chal- lenge to repair.
Objective: To present the authorsââ‚...
Read MoreTopical Sulindac Combined With Hydrogen Peroxide in the Treatment of Actinic Keratoses
Background: Actinic keratoses (AKs) are a precancerous condition of the skin that have the potential to become squamous cell cancer (SCC). Sulindac is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved n...
Read MoreMethylene Blue Mediated Photodynamic Therapy for Resistant Plaque Psoriasis
Topical treatment of resistant psoriatic plaque stage lesions may be diffi cult and the systemic therapies seem inappropriate. There- fore, a topical 0.1% methylene blue (MB) hydrogel was prep...
Read MoreTreatment of Actinic Keratoses With Sequential Use of Photodynamic Therapy and Imiquimod 5% Cream
Background: Field-directed therapies for actinic keratosis include photodynamic therapy and imiquimod.
Objectives: The author designed a randomized, vehicle-controlled, split-face study ...
Read MoreComparing Clobetasol Propionate 0.05% Spray to Calcipotriene 0.005% Betamethasone Dipropionate 0.064% Ointment for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
Topical corticosteroids are widely used in the treatment of psoriasis. This study was conducted to compare the effi cacy and safety of clobetasol propionate (CP) 0.005% spray to calcipotriene ...
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Features
Case Reports
Photodistributed Erythema Multiforme: Palitaxel-related Photosensitive Conditions in Patients With Cancer
Paclitaxel (Taxol®) is an intravenously administered antineoplastic agent derived from the yew tree, Taxus brevifolia, whose mecha- nism of action involves inhibition of mitosis. Some of the muco...
Read MoreAblative Fractionated Erbium: YAG Laser for the Treatment of Ice Pick Alar Scars Due to Neodymium: YAG Laser Burns
The authors present a case of ice pick scars forming in the nasal alar grooves of a patient who was treated with a 1064-nm neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser for facial telangiectasias...
Read MorePermanent Hyperpigmentation Following Laser Hair Removal Using the Dynamic Cooling Device
Treatment for Multiple Periorbital Eccrine Hidrocystomas: Botulinum Toxin A
Hidrocystomas are relatively common cystic lesions that can display either apocrine or eccrine differentiation. While numerous treat- ment modalities exist for solitary hidrocystomas including simpl...
Read MoreTreatment of Inverse Psoriasis With Efalizumab
Various topical and systemic treatments have shown effi cacy in plaque and palmoplantar psoriasis; however, studies regarding effi - cacy in inverse psoriasis are few. The authors presen...
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