Derm Topics

How to Treat Face Mask Acne ‘Maskne’
Not all superheroes wear capes. But in this case, they all wear masks. Whether you’re an essential worker donning the mask for hours and hours (thank you!) or masking-up before a trip to the grocery store, you’re helping to protect your community and your health by wearing face coverings. But when the mask comes off, you may have noticed some new facial foes: blemishes, skin irritation, pe …
Safely Reopening Derm Practices with Dr. Nazanin Saedi
Safely Reopening Derm PracticesDr. Jeffrey S. Dover, in partnership with the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, invited a panel of dermatology Key Opinion Leaders to share their experience as they reopen their practices. If you missed the first video in the series, you can watch it here.  We continue the series with Dr. Nazanin Saedi, Associate Professor and Director of Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology in the Department o …
Safely Reopening Derm Practices
Safely Reopening Derm Practices with Dr. Jeffrey S. Dover
Safely Reopening Derm PracticesJoin Dr. Jeffrey S. Dover, Director of SkinCare Physicians in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts as he discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected dermatology practices across the country and around the world.  In the face of a change that no one was really prepared for, Dr. Dover and an esteemed panel of experts from the fields of Infectious Disease, Immunology, Public Health Policy, Dermatology, …
Safely Reopening Derm Practices
Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Presenting as Androgenetic Alopecia in an African American Woman
African American Woman with frontal fibrosis alopeciaFrontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a primary lymphocytic cicatricial alopecia that is currently regarded as a variant of lichen planopilaris. FFA has historically been considered rare in black patients, in whom traction alopecia, central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, and androgenetic alopecia are frequently assumed to be more common. JDD author Kimberly Huerth, MD, ME describes a case of FFA …
African American Woman with frontal fibrosis alopecia