Rochelle Nataloni

As the popularity and options for injectable fillers increase, so does the need for awareness and prevention of complications.

Island pedicle flaps and advancement flaps are the mainstay of lip reconstructive surgery, but some wounds will still need something more inventive.

Fractional resurfacing is in high demand, and physicians who have adopted this technology early say it is living up to the hype.

Regardless of the physician's skill and experience, complications can arise with laser surgery. Knowing how to deal with them lessens problems for the doctor and patient, experts say.

Patient demand - and age - are on the rise for minimally invasive facelifts. Older patients are willing to accept 'modest' neck tightening in exchange for less-invasive surgery and less risky anesthesia.

Baltimore - PUVA and phototherapy are safe and effective for the treatment of more than two dozen conditions, but of the dermatologists who provide these treatments, as many as half use them solely for psoriasis, according to Warwick L. Morison M.D., professor of dermatology, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore.

Washington, D.C. - Tacrolimus and pimecrolimus may spring to mind first when atopic dermatitis is diagnosed, but it turns out that these topical immunomodulators are also effective for a host of previously difficult-to-treat diseases. Granuloma faciale, Hailey Hailey disease, hand and foot eczema and chromic actinic dermatitis are among the lengthy list of conditions these work well for, according to Mark Lebwohl, M.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine.