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Approximately 94 percent of patients treated with the multiple pass/low fluence algorithm showed visible skin tightening at the time of treatment.

Las Vegas - Complications are bound to occur in varying degrees of severity regardless of which laser a physician uses in cosmetic interventions.

Dr. Monheit also tapes the face to remind the patient to restrain from facial motion.

It is the TCA application, and not self-healing processes, that activates the dermal fibroblasts and results in significant morphologic changes.

Post-treatment, the Masson's trichrome stain demonstrated that the collagen fibers significantly took up more blue stain, and the elastic fiber stain clearly showed an increase in the number of elastic fibers.

Patients who are identified as high risk should undergo further scrutinizing including a full skin examination, physician counseling to avoid injurious sun exposures and regular self as well as professional surveillance.

One in 25 clinically diagnosed AK lesions that were identified by the investigators (board-certified dermatologists) were occult early stage squamous cell carcinomas on histological assessment.

Cancer researchers are trying to develop multi-antigen vaccines in order to increase the efficacy of the vaccine.

The severe hyperpigmentation began at 2 weeks of age and continued until 8 years of age, when the pigment began to disappear leaving behind a light-brown colored skin and numerous lentigines.

San Diego - The hormone dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), also known as the mother of all hormones, is the precursor of androgens and estrogens and is tagged by some physicians as a wonder drug when supplements are taken for certain disease states and in certain doses.

Kuwait City - The management of periorbital syringomas is problematic to say the least, and most inexperienced physicians find it difficult to treat them, even with the current treatment modalities.

Palm Springs - Removing less fat from the upper and lower eyelids is the modern philosophy to blepharoplasty and, in the long run, will have better aesthetic results for the patient.

Nodes located closer to the tumor were more immune-suppressed than those situated farther away.

Pittsburgh - Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) performed in patients with malignant melanoma offers patients and physicians reliable information on prognosis with minimal morbidity and may improve morbidity and mortality for patients with nodal disease, an expert says.

Dr. Ehrlich says that the frequency of sensitization to fragrance allergens is seen in 1 percent to 2 percent of the general population and in eight to 15 of contact dermatitis patients.

National report - The two forms of cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCL), mycosis fungoides (MF) and S?zary syndrome, are reported to arise more often in adults than in children. But the incidence of cutaneous T-cell lymphomas appears to be on the rise in children and adolescents.

National report - There are several methods of lip augmentation at the disposal of the dermatologist for achieving ?sthetically desired lips in patients, including fillers, implants, resurfacing techniques (e.g. dermabrasions, peelings, lasers) botulinum toxin injections, as well as surgery.

Paris - To be a successful cosmetic eyelid surgeon, the physician must understand ethnic anatomic differences, as well as culturally diverse ?sthetic principles.