From the ODAC Poster Hall | Fractional LADD for Non-Surgical Treatment of Superficial Skin Cancer
Surgery is the gold standard for skin cancer treatment, but sometimes surgery isn’t the best option. Perhaps the patient isn’t healthy enough or the patient simply refuses to go under the knife. Topical therapy is an alternative, but patient compliance is a concern. Enter fractional laser-assisted drug delivery (LADD): a non-surgical approach that enhances penetration of topical treatments, le …
Surgery is the gold standard for skin cancer treatment, but sometimes surgery isn’t the best option. Perhaps the patient isn’t healthy enough or the patient simply refuses to go under the knife. Topical therapy is an alternative, but patient compliance is a concern. Enter fractional laser-assisted drug delivery (LADD): a non-surgical approach that enhances penetration of topical treatments, le …
Ronda S. Farah, MD, FAAD, knows the impact of hair and scalp disorders on patients’ quality of life. Dr. Farah is an associate of professor of dermatology at the University of Minnesota and founder of Alluma Dermatology. For Dr. Farah, quality care begins with a thorough hair and scalp exam. In this Next Steps in Derm video interview, conducted in partnership with the ODAC Dermatology Conference …
Let’s be honest, acral dermoscopy can be a little scary because no one wants to miss acral lentiginous melanoma. In its early stages, it can be subtle, and outcomes suffer when diagnosis is delayed. In this session, Dr. Stein—professor at NYU School of Medicine where she serves as the associate director of the Pigmented Lesion Section—provides a pattern-recognition reset on volar skin, empha …
Diagnosing systemic disease requires connecting the dots from the microscope to the bedside, according to Mayo Clinic dermatologist and dermatopathologist Olayemi Sokumbi, MD, FAAD.
In this Next Steps in Derm interview, in partnership with the ODAC Dermatology Conference, Dr. Sokumbi outlines how she makes diagnostic decisions, including thinking beyond the skin. As a dermatologic detective of …
Following up on insights shared at the ODAC Dermatology Conference, Dr. Neal Bhatia, MD, FAAD, Director of Clinical Dermatology at Therapeutics Clinical Research, offered a comprehensive overview of actinic keratosis (AK) management. Dr. Bhatia emphasized actionable approaches to balancing prescription topicals and procedural techniques in everyday practice.
The incidence for non-melanoma skin …