Found 581 articles for: "collagen"
Treating Seborrheic Dermatitis: Review of Mechanisms and Therapeutic Options
July 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 7 | Original Article | 796 | Copyright © July 2013
Seborrheic dermatitis is one of those conditions that dermatologists and patients alike tend to find a routine for, and in many cases those routines are hard to break. And, unlike the new treatment pa...
Read MoreSmall Gel Particle Hyaluronic Acid Injection Technique for Lip Augmentation
July 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 7 | Original Article | 764 | Copyright © July 2013
Optimizing the aesthetic outcome of lip augmentation with dermal fillers, such as small gel particle hyaluronic acid (SGP-HA), requires skillful application of a suitable injection technique. Moreover...
Read MoreAuto-Classification of Acne Lesions Using Multimodal Imaging
July 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 7 | Original Article | 746 | Copyright © July 2013
Differentiating inflammatory and non-inflammatory acne lesions and obtaining lesion counts is pivotal part of acne evaluation. Manual lesion counting has reliably demonstrated the clinical efficacy of...
Read MoreThe History of Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery
July 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 7 | Original Article | 737 | Copyright © July 2013
The history of beauty is as old as mankind itself - throughout history people have tried to improve their attractiveness and to enhance their beauty. The technical basis for many of nowadays procedure...
Read MoreGranuloma Annulare Masquerading as Erythema Multiforme
June 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 6 | Case Reports | 694 | Copyright © June 2013
Erythema multiforme (EM) is a serious cutaneous and/ or mucocutaneous disorder that typically develops within 10-14 days of exposure to an offending medication or infection and resolves within 4 week...
Read MoreVitiligo Surgical, Laser, and Alternative Therapies: A Review and Case Series
June 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 6 | Original Article | 685 | Copyright © June 2013
INTRODUCTION: Vitiligo is a condition caused by the destruction of melanocytes, resulting in areas of skin without pigmentation. While many topical therapies exist for its treatment, not all patients...
Read MoreEfficacy and Tolerability of Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid Sodium Salt 0.2% Cream in Rosacea
June 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 6 | Original Article | 664 | Copyright © June 2013
OBJECTIVE: Rosacea is a chronic cutaneous disorder characterized by flushing, erythema, telangiectasia, edema, papules, and pustules. The cause of this inflammatory disorder is unknown, but is though...
Read MoreA Randomized, Phase 2, Dose-Ranging Study in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Inflammatory Facial Acne Vulgaris With Doxycycline Calcium
June 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 6 | Original Article | 658 | Copyright © June 2013
BACKGROUND: Doxycycline calcium (WC2055) is a drug substance with a possible role in the treatment of acne. The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of three doses of doxyc...
Read More40 Years of Topical Tretinoin Use in Review
June 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 6 | Original Article | 638 | Copyright © June 2013
Topical tretinoin has been approved for use in dermatology for 40 years and is currently approved for the treatm...
Read MoreMessages From Molecules: Deciphering the Code
June 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 6 | Supplement Individual Articles | 70 | Copyright © June 2013
Acne therapy should be based on pathogenesis. Current mainstays of therapy include topical retinoids, antibiotics, and benzoyl peroxide. Newer research has shown that inflammation may precede comedo f...
Read MoreTreatment of Facial Photodamage Using a Novel Retinol Formulation
May 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 5 | Original Article | 533 | Copyright © May 2013
BACKGROUND: Photoaged skin is characterized by a variety of clinical, histologic, and biochemical features.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of a new topical formulation of 1% retinol and t...
Read MoreThe Therapeutic Effects of a Topical Tretinoin and Corticosteroid Combination for Vitiligo: A Placebo-Controlled, Paired-Comparison, Left-Right Study
April 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 4 | Original Article | 63 | Copyright © April 2013
BACKGROUND: Topical all-trans-retinoic acid (tretinoin) prevents skin atrophy induced by long-term use of topical corticosteroids, without abrogating their anti-inflammatory effects.
OBJECTIVE: ...
Read MoreUndesirable Effects After Treatment With Dermal Fillers
April 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 4 | Original Article | 59 | Copyright © April 2013
BACKGROUND: Soft tissue augmentation is one of the most frequent techniques in cosmetic dermatology. Nowadays, there are a high number of available materials. Nonanimal hyaluronic acid (HA) is one of ...
Read MorePipeline Previews
April 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 4 | Features | 494 | Copyright © April 2013
Pipeline Previews brings to you information on the newest drugs and medical products as they become available to the dermatologic community. This department may include additional information from the...
Read MoreNovel Use of Topical Dapsone 5% Gel for Erythema Elevatum Diutinum: Safer and Effective
April 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 4 | Case Reports | 481 | Copyright © April 2013
We present a case of an otherwise healthy 81-year-old gentleman with multiple asymptomatic, erythematous, indurated papules and plaques, ranging in size from 0.5 to 1.5 cm, involving the dorsal, later...
Read MoreThe Effects of Filtrate of the Secretion of the Cryptomphalus aspersa on Photoaged Skin
April 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 4 | Original Article | 453 | Copyright © April 2013
BACKGROUND: Growth factors (GFs) are chemical messengers that regulate specific cellular activities such as cell proliferation and formation of the extracellular matrix. GFs may be derived from a vari...
Read MoreKeloids: An Update on Medical and Surgical Treatments
April 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 4 | Original Article | 403 | Copyright © April 2013
Keloids are the result of an overgrowth of dense fibrous tissue that usually develops after healing of a skin injury. Despite their common occurrence, keloids remain one of the most challenging dermat...
Read MoreA Status Report on Topical Tazarotene in the Management of Acne Vulgaris
March 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 3 | Supplement Individual Articles | 53 | Copyright © March 2013
Tazarotene is a synthetic retinoid that, depending on the concentration and vehicle, is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris (AV) and plaque psori...
Read MoreAssessment of Syndecan-1 (CD138) and Ki-67 Expression for Differentiating Keratoacanthoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma
March 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 3 | Original Article | 53 | Copyright © March 2013
BACKGROUND: There is a major controversy over the natural behavior of keratoacanthoma (KA). KAs have been described as benign lesions, but also as variants of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Microscopi...
Read MoreThe Evaluation of Hyaluronic Acid, With and Without Lidocaine, in the Filling of Nasolabial Folds as Measured by Ultrastructural Changes and Pain Management
March 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 3 | Original Article | 46 | Copyright © March 2013
BACKGROUND: Pain management is an important objective in procedures involving dermal fillers composed of hyaluronic acid (HA).
OBJECTIVE: To compare the 1-year clinical results of filling the n...
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