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Other Pigmentary Disorders in Darker Skin Types
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by NEXT STEPS IN DERM TEAM on
Next Steps in Derm, in partnership with Skin of Color Update, interviewed Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd, director of the Skin of Color Division for the University of Miami Department of Dermatology. There’s more to pigmentary disorders than melasma and vitiligo. Watch as Dr. Woolery-Lloyd outlines disorders of hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation. Learn why time matters in treating lichen planus …

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Other Pigmentary Disorders in Darker Skin Types
Pigmentary Disorders
by Joyce Cheng, MD on
Patients with darker skin types are susceptible to developing other pigmentary disorders besides melasma. At SOCU 2022, Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd, Director of the Skin of Color Division at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, gave a fascinating overview of various pigmentary disorders that can affect patients with skin of color and provided clinical pearls immediately useful in our p …

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Trichoscopy Clues for Diagnosing Common Hair Disorders
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by Nishad Sathe, MD on
Trichoscopy is a handy dermoscopic tool that can be used at the bedside to diagnose multiple hair diseases. However, these hair diseases may be challenging to diagnose by the untrained eye. Fortunately, we had the opportunity to train these skills at ODAC 2023 with hair expert and dermatologist Dr. Amy McMichael, Professor of Dermatology at Wake Forest University. We will review the essentials of …

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Disorders of Depigmentation: Focus on Vitiligo
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by Emily Murphy, MD on
At the 2023 ODAC Dermatology, Aesthetic & Surgical Conference, we were lucky to learn about the management of vitiligo from the renowned researcher and clinician, Dr.  John Harris, Professor and Chair of Dermatology at the University of Massachusetts. When a new patient with vitiligo presents to my clinic, I always pull out my phone to consult Dr. Harris’ treatment protocol – I am sure I …

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Practical Pearls for Diagnosing Disorders of Hyperpigmentation
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by Nishad Sathe, MD on
If you find diagnosing disorders of hyperpigmentation challenging, then this is just for you! I had the privilege of attending the 2023 ODAC Dermatology, Aesthetic, and Surgical Conference to learn about disorders of hyperpigmentation from Dr. Nada Elbuluk. Dr. Elbuluk is an Associate Professor and Director of the Skin of Color Program and Pigmentary Disorders Clinic at the University of Southern …

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