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Skin Cancer Sites Online: Watch Out for Red Flags
October 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 5 | Original Article | 541 | Copyright © October 2003
Cosmeceuticals: Their Role in Dermatolgy Practice
October 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 5 | Original Article | 529 | Copyright © October 2003
Cosmeceutical skin care products, which fall somewhere between cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, are playing an increasing role in the dermatologist's daily practice1-9. These agents contain a...
Read MoreTreatment of Hyperhidrosis
October 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 5 | Original Article | 521 | Copyright © October 2003
Hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating, is a disorder that may cause social isolation or occupational disability. It may be generalized or localized, and although frequently idiopathic it may be a mani...
Read MorePhosphatidylcholine in the Treatment of Localized Fat
October 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 5 | Original Article | 511 | Copyright © October 2003
Phosphatidylcholine was initially used in emergencies and in the treatment of atheroma plaques in cardiac diseases. Recently, it has also been used in the treatment of localized fat deposits. We repo...
Read MoreLong Term Sterility of Fat Frozen for Up to 24 Months
October 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 5 | Original Article | 505 | Copyright © October 2003
Fat transfer is most effective when fresh fat is used, with excess fat frozen and saved for touch-ups. The obvious benefit to using frozen fat is that harvesting does not have to be done each time fa...
Read MorePhotodynamic Therapy with Topical Aminolevulinic Acid and Pulsed Dye Laser Irradiation for Sebaceous Hyperplasia
October 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 5 | Original Article | 501 | Copyright © October 2003
Successful and long-standing eradication of sebaceous hyperplasia has remained difficult due to the propensity of these lesions to be extensive. Current treatments include excision, electrodesiccatio...
Read MoreNon-Surgical Radiofrequency Facelift
October 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 5 | Original Article | 495 | Copyright © October 2003
There has been considerable interest in using non-ablative methods to rejuvenate the skin. The ThermaCool TC™ (Thermage® Inc.) is a radiofrequency (RF) device that has been introduced to induce ti...
Read MoreEnhancement of the Results of Neck Liposuction with the FAMI Technique
October 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 5 | Original Article | 487 | Copyright © October 2003
Submental liposuction is an excellent procedure for improving the aging neck by reducing the cervicomental angle and increasing the definition of the mandibular border. However, it does not address t...
Read MoreSystemic and Topical Drugs for Aging Skin
August 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 4 | Original Article | 435 | Copyright © August 2003
The rejuvenation of aging skin is a common desire for our patients, and several options are available. Although there are some systemic methods, the most commonly used treatments for rejuvenation of t...
Read MoreNew and Emerging Treatments for Nonmelanomas and Actinic Kerastoses
August 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 4 | Original Article | 429 | Copyright © August 2003
Cardiac Catheterization-Induced Acute Radiation Dermatitus Presenting as a Fixed Drug Eruption
August 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 4 | Case Reports | 425 | Copyright © August 2003
Acute radiation dermatitis is an uncommon complication of fluoroscopic procedures. Cases secondary to cardiac catheterization are infrequently reported in the literature. The risk of developing this ...
Read MoreAnnular Erythema Responding to Tacrolimus Ointment
August 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 4 | Case Reports | 421 | Copyright © August 2003
Annular erythema is an unusual, often idiopathic disorder that tends to respond poorly to topical therapy.
Two patients with idiopathic, topical corticosteroid-resistant annular erythema show...
Read MoreCase and Discussion of Lyme Disease
August 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 4 | Case Reports | 415 | Copyright © August 2003
Lyme disease is a multisystem disease with prominent neurological involvement, primarily affecting the nervous system, skin, joints, and heart. We report the case of a patent with Lyme Disease and di...
Read MoreThe Use of Tinfliximab in Cutaneous Sarcoidosis
August 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 4 | Case Reports | 413 | Copyright © August 2003
Infliximab, a chimeric (humanized mouse) monoclonal antibody which specifically inhibits TNF-?, has recently shown efficacy in the treatment of refractory sarcoidosis1,2. The manifestations of sarcoi...
Read MoreErythema Elevatum Diutinum in an HIV-Positive Patient
August 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 4 | Case Reports | 411 | Copyright © August 2003
A 53-year old man with HIV infection and hepatitis C infection presented with multiple, firm nodules on the hands and ankles. Erythema elevatum diutinum is a rare, chronic cutaneous vasculitis that m...
Read MoreSystematic Contact Dermatitis to Doxepin
August 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 4 | Case Reports | 409 | Copyright © August 2003
Although allergic contact dermatitis to topical preparations of doxepin has been published1-6,10, systemic contact dermatitis from oral doxepin is more of a theoretical consideration and is rarely re...
Read MoreVitiligo Therapy: Where Are We Now?
August 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 4 | Original Article | 404 | Copyright © August 2003
Vitiligo is a disfiguring skin disease. Many insights into its pathogenesis have been identified in recent years; however, treatment remains a challenge. In this article, the various treatment option...
Read MoreCurrent Trends in the Intervention Usage for Scabies
August 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 4 | Original Article | 397 | Copyright © August 2003
Ivermectin, an anti-parasitic agent widely used for onchocerciasis in humans, is emerging as an oral antiscabietic that is as safe and effective as the topical antiscabietics. In the recent reports, ...
Read MoreA Single-Center Study of Aminolevulinic Acid and 417 nm Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Modrate to Severe Acne Vulgaris
August 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 4 | Original Article | 393 | Copyright © August 2003
This article describes a single-center trial involving twenty-two patients with acne vulgaris. Blu-U light was used in all patients, while half were pre-treated with aminolevulinic acid. Preliminary ...
Read MoreThe Role of Apoptosis in Human Epidermal Keratinocytes
August 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 4 | Original Article | 385 | Copyright © August 2003
The mechanisms of apoptosis have been extensively studied in certain cell types such as lymphocytes. However, while it is known that apoptosis is an intrinsic part of the turnover of normal human ker...
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