New Orleans - Chronic wound healing can be enhanced through a variety of products that encompass systemic agents such as pentoxifylline and aspirin to tissue-engineered skin and growth factors that stimulate healing, according to Robert S. Kirsner, MD.
New Orleans - Adjunctive therapies from occlusive dressings to growth factors and tissue-engineered skin can hasten and augment the healing of acute wounds, Robert S. Kirsner, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.
New Orleans - In a study of sun exposure and sunscreen use, fewmedical and nursing students in Japan understood SPF (sun protection factor)or PA (UVA protection grade), although most of the students used sunscreento prevent sunburn.
Increase not due to advances in diagnosis; meets epidemic definition
Theory on cutaneous immune responses led to long-term safety trials and reassuring answer
Study seeks to define metastatic risk factors of select patients
General symptoms, pain, burning reduced with reports of only minimal side effects
Veteran derms tell fledgling colleagues to suck it up
Proper cause exists under certain conditions and often determined in legal proceedings
New Orleans - True protection from the sun does not rely on sunscreens but is a comprehensive plan of photo-avoidance.
The drug that pleases by paralysis is no reason to party, even in the wake of FDA approval.
New Orleans - Although debridement has never been proven scientifically to improve wound healing outcomes, emerging concepts recognize it as an essential component of a comprehensive approach to optimizing the wound bed, Vincent Falanga, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.
New Orleans - The benefits of sclerotherapy are not limited to varicose and spider veins of the legs. Dilated reticulated facial veins and prominent veins in the hands are also amenable to sclerotherapy, according to speakers at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.
New Orleans - Lateral browlift is an additional benefit of botulinum toxin type A (Botox) treatment for glabellar rhytids, according to a quantitative analysis reported by Alastair Carruthers, M.D., at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Cold winds and dry indoor heating can be tough on your skin.
New Orleans - Ambulatory phlebectomy is a safe and effective outpatient procedure for treating varicose and reticular veins that offers a host of advantages compared with alternative techniques, Mitchel P. Goldman, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.
New Orleans - The reality of the circumstances surrounding deaths and injuries among patients undergoing office-based surgery is much different from the media portrayal of those events and raises questions about medical board and government regulations aiming to limit the procedures, Brett Coldiron, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.
New Orleans - Surface treatment with a 1064nm Nd:YAG laser has established value in the management of bleeding vascular birthmarks, but the exact role of intralesional photocoagulation with the laser has yet to be determined, Moise L. Levy, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.
New Orleans - The pulsed dye laser is a good alternative for treating active cutaneous lesions of lupus having a prominent erythematous component, dermatologists from Madrid's University of Alcala said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.
New Orleans - Even with fairly recent advances in the testing and treatment of mycosis fungoides, difficulties still remain with the diagnosis of the rare, slowly progressing cutaneous lymphoma, David P. Fivenson, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.
New Orleans - Rhinophyma resection needs to be performed in a way that allows for postoperative histopathologic study, according to Luis A. Lopardo, MD, speaking here at the 60th annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Dealing with epidermis
Coral Gables, Fla. - New fillers are on the horizon as interest escalates for soft tissue augmentation procedures, Frederic S. Brandt, M.D., reported.
New Orleans - Oral bexarotene (Targretin) appears to be a good palliative treatment for patients with recalcitrant late-stage S?zary syndrome, but
Dr. James, a well-respected dermatologic surgeon, performs tumescent liposuction both in his office and in an ambulatory surgical care center of his local community hospital.
