National report - The Dermatology Lexicon Project (DLP) promises to provide the specialty with the foundation it needs to enter an age of computerized medical information. The multi-year project, taken over by the American Academy of Dermatology a few years ago, is the first-of-its-kind comprehensive dermatology terminology lexicon, created to support dermatology research, medical informatics and clinical care.
Questions about cheek augmentation and Botox safety
It took 10 years of listening to surgically endowed patients complain about ill-fitting, uncomfortable bras before David B. Brothers, M.D., F.A.C.S., a plastic and reconstructive surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia, took matters - and materials - into his own hands.
Sooner or later, it's likely to happen to you. There's something about your body that you would like to change. Maybe you're ready to get rid of your cellulite. Maybe you want to lose some weight, or have facial rejuvenation that won't keep you behind closed doors. What's a girl to do?
Thinking about getting rid of those smile lines, or perhaps other facial wrinkles or folds? A new product is on the market that's described as a "revolutionary form of collagen." Evolence (Glymatrix Technology) uses collagen, one of nature's fundamental building blocks, to replenish the strength, support and structure of the skin.
Seeing is believing - and where cosmetic surgery is concerned, that can be a problem in setting your expectations.
You want to change your look a little - maybe fill out your cheeks, plump up your lips or smooth out the profile of your nose - but you want to check the look out first before you commit because you want to be sure it's right for you.
Researchers suggest Alpha-lipoic acid may help repair skin cells.
While cosmetic procedures may enhance yourself-image, they won't fundamentally change your life. So if you're thinking that a nose job might increase your chances for a promotion, you may want to reconsider your motivations
Keeping an edge in the workplace can require learning new technology, receiving software training or taking classes to remain a valuable asset.
Botox may be used to as an antidepressent due to research suggesting facial expression can lift mood.
With all of the anti-aging, anti-wrinkle products and procedures on the market, it's hard to know where to best invest your time and money.
Douglas N. Naversen, M.D., taught his daughter Laurel Naversen Geraghty that, more than a scientific endeavor, medicine was a human experience, rich with relationships.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average American family earns less than $49,000. That translates to an income tax liability of less than 12 percent. Ninety-eight percent of American families will never be worth more than $2,000,000 and owe an estate tax. Lastly, the average American is an employee, not an employer.
One of the most challenging financial decisions you need to make these days is where to put your money. Whether your investment portfolio is large or small, you must choose from among mutual funds, individual stocks or bonds, or simply stashing away your cash in bank accounts, money market accounts or other cash equivalents.
Organ transplant patients are at risk for developing skin cancer from immunosuppressive medications given to prevent organ rejection. Better education is needed for both patients and organ transplant teams to encourage compliance with sun-protective measures.
Organ transplant patients must be particularly carefully examined and followed by their dermatologists, as this patient population is at an increased risk for developing multiple actinic keratoses in a short period of time. A recent study demonstrates that conservative treatment of these lesions with topical imiquimod is safe and effective.
As immunocompromised patients, and those with genodermatoses, have a significantly increased risk of developing skin cancer, physicians should carefully weigh their choices of therapy from the start, to avoid precluding future therapies when these patients may need them most.
A thorough dermoscopic evaluation of each and every skin tumor in patients can prove invaluable in accurately diagnosing dangerous skin tumors such as melanoma incognito. One expert applies seven "golden rules" to help better manage patients with skin tumors, and to home in on which lesions should be biopsied and which should not.
Histopathologists have coined the term "Spitzoid tumor" for ambiguous diagnoses of spitzoid lesions. According to one expert, such patients are now more carefully treated and followed, as such a shaky diagnosis forces dermatologists to take serious precautions in treatment.
A large observational study shows a risk of melanoma and nonmelanotic skin cancer associated with biologic use for rheumatoid arthritis; however, this risk is slight, the study's lead author says.
According to the results of a recent study, the incomplete excision of basal cell carcinoma can be directly related to the location of the tumor as well as the aggressiveness of the tumor defined by its histologic type.
A retrospective study examined the rates of nonmelanoma skin cancer in patients with vitiligo. The data suggest careful surveillance for skin cancer may be prudent in white vitiligo patients.
For patients with stage II melanoma, the adjuvant ganglioside GM2-KLH21 vaccine proved ineffective and possibly even harmful, according to a large, multicenter European study.
The reality is that Mohs surgery can and, at times, does fail. According to one expert, how the surgeon reacts to this challenge in terms of therapy is crucial to the patient's successful outcome.
Incidence reporting data show that melanoma is on the rise, particularly in young women. However, the numbers were calculated using a new method, and the decline may have been an artifact of the new methodology, an expert says.
