Cosmetic Lessons From Self-Treatment
Cosmetic self-treatment lessonsODAC Conference Co-Chair Susan Weinkle, MD, FAAD, is a scientist at heart, which means she’s frequently conducting aesthetic experiments on herself. In this Next Steps in Derm video interview, conducted in partnership with the ODAC Dermatology Conference, Dr. Weinkle shares some of the lessons she’s learned in 25 years of aesthetic self-treatment. For Dr. Weinkle, it’s meant admitting her se …
Cosmetic self-treatment lessons
Friday Pop Quiz 6/19/2026
This patient also has extensive oral erosions. He tells you his only new medication is dicloxacillin, which he is taking for impetigo. How many days prior to development of the pictured eruption did this patient most likely begin taking dicloxacillin? A. Hours-2 days B. 7-21 days C. 21-56 days D. 60-90 days E. >180 days To find out the correct answer and read the explanation …
From the SOCU Poster Hall | How Social Media Propagates Colorism
social media colorismColorism is a long-held belief that is common in certain cultures or ethnic groups where lighter skin is considered more desirable than darker skin. While modern mainstream culture is more accepting of brown and black skin tones, colorism persists, particularly in African-American, East Asian, Hispanic and Middle Eastern cultures. Transmitted from one generation to another, colorism is a reason wh …
social media colorism
Seeing Beneath the Surface: Skin Clues to Systemic Disease in Patients With Skin of Color
skin clues to systemic diseaseThere is more than meets the eye when it comes to diagnosing dermatologic disease.  At the  most recent Skin of Color Update conference in New York City, co-chair Dr. Andrew Alexis gave a case-based presentation on dermatologic clues to systemic disease in patients with skin of color. The cases highlighted how subtle pigmentary and textural changes in the skin can be the first presenting sign of …
skin clues to systemic disease
Friday Pop Quiz 6/12/2026
Topical calcineurin inhibitors may offer several benefits over topical steroids in treating the scaly, lichenified periorbital plaques in this patient with atopic dermatitis, including: A. More cost effective B. Quicker onset of action C. Decreased irritant potential D. Absence of reports of cutaneous atrophy E. Once daily application To find out the correct answer and read the …