Pediatric Dermatology

He predicts that more long-lasting, fast-acting fillers will begin emerging in the next couple years.

The skin of the cheek and anterior neck is made up of an interconnected three-layer unit.

The key to effective, natural-looking hair transplantation is to study the natural patterns of the hair.

Squared off re-excisions allow the possibility for part of the margin to be left unexamined.

A common sewing magnet can be an invaluable tool during surgery. Dropped needles can be found more easily.

The explanations for malpractice premium surges vary from an increasing number of lawsuits to falling profits from stock investments.

If you're like most practitioners, you're fighting what sometimes looks like a losing battle against the paperwork and onrushing tide of rising healthcare costs.

The hairline and eyebrow must be considered when dealing with the temporal region.

CTCL tumors can arise in patients with MF or in those with non-MF CTCL, who lack the typical MF signs of scaly patches or lesions. Almost all CTCL tumors present as bumps or ulcers.

Bristol, England ? Acne may not seem to have much positive to offer anyone, but a recent study supports the theory that male teenage acne may actually protect men from coronary heart disease in later life.

Both David Vartanian and Sharma Kiesner have successfully tackled the challenges of having psoriasis as teenagers and as college students. As well as coping successfully with their own illness, they've become spokesmen for other young people with psoriasis.

Cleveland ? "What if there were no topical corticosteroids? Or if a patient were unable to use them?"

National report ? Modern goals for wart therapy are based on both lesion clearance and recurrence prevention, and achieving those objectives, especially in tough cases, usually requires a combination approach incorporating an agent that will provide antiviral and immunomodulatory activity, says Stephen K. Tyring, M.D., Ph.D.

According to Dr. Trowers, there is an increased efficacy of hydroquinone in higher concentrations in skin of color, especially when it is combined with chemical peels and/or tretinoin.

Treatment (e.g., with methotrexate) of systemic inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis reduced the incidence of vascular diseases, presumably through its anti-inflammatory effect.

National report ? Most babies and toddlers presenting with a rash on the buttocks, genitalia, lower stomach or upper thighs have contact dermatitis. But occasionally, there's a zebra lurking under the diapers.

Miami ? Hemangiomas and vascular malformations are relatively common in children and sometimes prove difficult to manage.

National report ? The future of dermatology is a bright one for those who are willing to embrace ongoing education, mastery of new procedures and a balance of medical and cosmetic services.

San Francisco ? Dermatologists are seeing more community-acquired strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to John H. Epstein, M.D.

Atlanta -- "Community-acquired MRSA is just exploding among the urban patient population we serve," says Henry Michael Blumberg, M.D., an epidemiologist and director of the division of infectious disease at Emory University School of Medicine.

San Francisco ? Through a series of communications programs introduced in the past, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) has been successful in improving public perceptions of dermatology.

After more than a year of almost nonstop claptrap about there being "too many" new drugs comes a sobering fact ? even as pharmaceutical companies poured a record amount of money into drug development in 2005, statistics from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) show that the agency approved only 20 new drugs, down from 36 in 2004. Only once in the last 10 years has the number of newly approved drugs been lower than last year's figure.

National report ? While topical calcineurin inhibitors for treating atopic dermatitis (AD) continue to grab headlines, sources tell Dermatology Times that research into additional treatments for pediatric skin problems is progressing.

Dermatologists will inevitably increase compliance among ethnic patients when treating scalp conditions such as seborrheic dermatitis or atopic dermatitis if they inquire about the types of hair products the patient normally uses.

National report -- Dermatologists likely will exercise more caution in prescribing the topical calcineurin inhibitors (TCIs) Elidel cream (pimecrolimus, Novartis) and Protopic ointment (tacrolimus, Astellas Pharma) in response to the Food and Drug Administration's decision to add "black box" warnings to these drugs' labels, an expert tells Dermatology Times.