Issue Archive
January 2021 | Volume 20 | Issue 1
Editorials
SUPPLEMENT: Algorithm for Pre-/Post-Procedure Measures for Facial Laser and Energy Devices Treatment
Background: Laser and energy devices may be used for the treatment of facial aging signs. While previous investigators have evaluated methods of reducing risks of adverse events due to the treatment p...
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Original Articles
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of a Nutraceutical Supplement for Promoting Hair Growth in Perimenopausal, Menopausal, and Postmenopausal Women With Thinning Hair
Hair loss is a complex and multi-factorial problem that is associated with significant psychological morbidity in women. Menopausal women represent a significant percentage of those affected, since th...
Read MoreAesthetic Office Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan
The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has served as a call-to-arms in preparing practices for the next disaster whether it is another infectious disease or a flood, hurricane, earthquake, a sustained po...
Read MoreMen's Attitudes and Behaviors About Skincare and Sunscreen Use Behaviors
Importance: Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, and men experience higher rates of skin cancer than women. Despite publicized preventative measures, men are less likely than wo...
Read MoreAesthetic ONE21 Technique for Injecting IncobotulinumtoxinA into the Forehead: Initial Experience With 86 Patients
Background: Treatment of upper facial lines is a common aesthetic practice; however, there is limited information on systematic tailored approaches for the treatment of forehead wrinkles using botulin...
Read MoreNeedle Manufacturing, Quality Control, and Optimization for Patient Comfort
Introduction: There is an increasing rise of cosmetic injectables. We sought to understand the manufacturing, quality control process, and needle selection of hypodermic needles for fillers.
Obj...
Read MorePsychosocial Stress and Mechanisms of Skin Health: A Comprehensive Update
Although the relationship between psychosocial stress and skin health is commonly invoked in both the scientific and popular literature, its underlying mechanisms are still not well understood. In thi...
Read MoreIntradermal Microdroplet Injection of Diluted Incobotulinumtoxin-A for Sebum Control, Face Lifting, and Pore Size Improvement
Background: Intradermal injections of botulinum toxin have been reported to improve sebum secretion, facial skin laxity, and facial pores. However, the effects of Incobotulinumtoxin-A for these indica...
Read MoreA Phase 2 Open-Label Study to Evaluate VP-102 for the Treatment of Molluscum Contagiosum
Background: This Phase 2, open-label study evaluated the safety, efficacy, systemic exposure, and impact on quality of life (QoL) with treatment using VP-102, a drug-device combination containing cant...
Read MoreChart Review Presenting Safety of Injectable PLLA Used With Alternative Reconstitution Volume for Facial Treatments
Background: Since the approval of Sculptra Aesthetic, the amount of sterile water used to reconstitute the product has gradually increased in clinical practice. A retrospective chart review was conduc...
Read MoreAbsorbable Suspension Sutures: Recommendations for Use in a Multimodal Nonsurgical Approach to Facial Rejuvenation
Background: Absorbable suspension sutures are an effective nonsurgical modality for correction of ptosis and tissue repositioning in the face and neck. The PLLA/PLGA suture is entirely absorbable and ...
Read MoreThe ABC Topical Management of Atopic Dermatitis in Philippines: Expert Recommendations
Atopic dermatitis (AD) has been shown to have an increasing incidence in Asia, congruous with the trends observed worldwide. The severity of the condition has been associated with challenges in diseas...
Read MorePresentation and Management of Cutaneous Manifestations of COVID-19
Introduction: The spread of the new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has instigated a fervent race of the medical community to identify its manifestations, the patients at ...
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Features
COVID-19 Vaccine and Biologics: An Impending Dilemma
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced healthcare providers across all specialties to adjust their methods of clinical practice. In Dermatology, focus on the continued safe usage of immunomodulating biologi...
Read MoreIngenol Mebutate and the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis
Actinic keratoses (AKs) are common skin lesions association with increased exposure to ultraviolet radiation; these lesions have the potential to transform into squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs).1...
Read MorePrescribing Isotretinoin for Transgender Patients: A Call to Action and Recommendations
Case Scenerio: A 26-year-old patient presents to the dermatology clinic with severe nodulocystic scarring acne. The patient identifies as a transgender male and notes that he has been receiving hormon...
Read MoreLeveraging Virtual Boot Camp to Alleviate First Year Dermatology Resident Anxiety
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has quickly and abruptly altered workflow and education across medical specialties. As the health crisis persists in the United States, change will be the norm fo...
Read MoreLaboratory Testing in Telogen Effluvium
Telogen effluvium (TE) – a common cause of non- scarring hair loss – is managed with varying clinical protocols given the paucity of evidence-based practices....
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Case Reports
Pyoderma Gangrenosum Occurring in the Setting of Hypercortisolism Associated With Adrenocortical Adenoma: A Pathophysiological Paradox
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a challenging, rare, ulcerating skin disease characterized by neutrophilic abundance and absence of infection, often associated with systemic diseases. We present a 25-yea...
Read MoreSuccessful Treatment of Periorificial Dermatitis With Novel Narrow Spectrum Sarecycline
Broad spectrum tetracyclines are a well-known, widely used, and often successful treatment for use in inflammatory skin pathologies such as acne and rosacea. However, the steady rise of antibiotic res...
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