Low-dose bleomycin injections used to treat venous and venous lymphatic malformations might have an unanticipated side effect, according to recent research.

Low-dose bleomycin injections result in curious side effect

Investigators from the Health Hazard Evaluation Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued these safety recommendations for tattoo removal.

7 Safety recommendations for tattoo removal

Older skin might heal more slowly, but it heals with less scarring than younger skin, according to new research.

Being older helps skin heal with less scarring

A guide to wound care

Topical sirolimus may provide a less-invasive treatment option for patients with angiofibroma, according to recent studies.

Topical sirolimus shows positive results in two studies

Wound healing is impaired in both psoriasis and multiple sclerosis. Understanding the pathophysiology of these two chronic conditions is vital to generating and improving treatment targets.

Wound healing in psoriasis, multiple sclerosis

Dermatologists must be able to distinguish between infected and noninfected diabetic foot ulcers because whether or not a DFU is infected can help determine treatment protocol, says Warrent S. Joseph, D.P.M, FIDSA. 

Classifying diabetic foot ulcers

Protease modulating therapies are used to assist in venous leg ulcer closure, but a recent review suggests that physicians should reexamine the biomarker's role in targeted chronic wound healing therapies.

Role of protease targets in wound healing uncertain

Allograft Tissue Research Grant program taking applicants

Dr. Matt Davidson, Ph.D., wanted to find an effective and affortable treatment for the recurring common warts on his hands, which has lead him to become one of the youngest, if not youngest, pharmaceutical company pioneers in the country. 

Verrica develops a solution for common warts

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved sarecycline (Seysara, Almirall, S.A.) in October for the treatment of non-nodular moderate-to-severe acne vulgaris in patients 9 years of age and older, according to a company news release.

 Sarecycline approved for moderate-to-severe acne

Victor Desmond Mandel, M.D. and colleagues describe a reconstruction strategy for chronic infected neoplastic ulcers of the lower extremities using a dermal matrix and a unique postoperative dressing protocol.

Leg ulcers that require punch biopsies

Some believe that all skincare products should be approved by the FDA, but is the regulation of cosmetics really necessary?

Why FDA approval of cosmetics may be unnecessary

I have pending malpractice lawsuits after opening a medical spa. What are my legal issues?

Medical spa owners face increasing liability risks

In this month's Innovation Column, Drs. Steve Xu and William Ju discuss the need for entrepreneurship education in medical school and residency training.

The need for entrepreneurship education in medical school and residency training  

Identifying the presence of bacterial and fungal species improves antimicrobial therapy, according to a recent review published in the July issue of Advances in Wound Care.

Mycobiome contributes to impaired wound healing

Studies indicate physicians are fried, but a new review says it’s not as bad as it sounds.

Physician burnout not a 'thing'

Is it just a “spot” or precancerous lesion? Two physicians debate how best to treat actinic keratosis in a talk given at EADV last week.

Two opposing views on how best to treat actinic keratosis

There are many non-surgical treatments for basal cell carcinomas, but a physician reporting at EADV last week said new treatments should be compared against surgery, which has the highest cure rate and lowest rate of recurrence.

Surgical treatment for basal cell carcinomas still the best bet

A pregnancy-associated melanoma (PAM) prognosis does not appear to be worse than melanoma in non-pregnant controls, researchers reported at EADV. Nonetheless, measures should be taken to protect the fetus in the treatment and imaging of PAM.

Treating moles and melanoma during pregnancy

EADV report summarizes the latest advances in laser technology for tattoo removal.

Combination therapies may be best for tattoo removal

Life-threatening emergency cases may be rare, but they can be complex. At EADV this week, experts review cases physicians should be aware of.

Life-threatening emergency cases in dermatology

A study presented at EADV in Paris today showed that dupilumab met its primary endpoints in a phase three study of adolescents with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.

Dupilumab may be for adolescents too, EADV report shows

EADV report shows that two JAK inhibitors reverses alopecia areata in some patients.

JAK trial effectively reverses alopecia areata

With immunotherapy as a key treatment for melanoma, dermatologists should be prepared to treat its cutaneous side effects and refer for adrenal sufficiency, uveitis, thyroid disease and other non-cutaneous side effects.

Advent of immunotherapy may require a new, expanded role for dermatologists

Checkpoint inhibitors have clearly changed the prognosis of melanoma, yet the search for evidence-based answers to these and other questions regarding their use continues, experts report at EADV this week.

EADV report highlights the future of checkpoint inhibitors in advanced melanoma

Risankizumab performed better in treating psoriasis that appears on the nails, hands and feet, palms and scalp sores.

Dermatology Times, November 2018 (Vol. 39, No. 11)