Patient Buzz: Safety of Hair Straightening Products | The Expert Weighs In
CNBC recently wrote an article about the safety of keratin hair treatments in light of a proposed FDA rule that would ban products that contain or release formaldehyde. Which straightening products would be affected by a ban? What should dermatologists know about safety concerns with other hair straightening products?
Amy McMichael, MD, FAAD, professor of dermatology at Wake Forest University S …
CNBC recently wrote an article about the safety of keratin hair treatments in light of a proposed FDA rule that would ban products that contain or release formaldehyde. Which straightening products would be affected by a ban? What should dermatologists know about safety concerns with other hair straightening products?
Amy McMichael, MD, FAAD, professor of dermatology at Wake Forest University S … Continue reading "Patient Buzz: Safety of Hair Straightening Products | The Expert Weighs In"
What is the underlying defect for the disease shown in picture is?
A. ATP2A2
B. ATP2C1
C. BPAG1
D. BPAG2
E. Collagen type 17
To find out the correct answer and read the explanation, click here. … 
You may want to make an extra effort to encourage your young adult patients to protect their skin from the sun. Recent surveys, as noted in The New York Times, showed that adults born after 1997 – those considered in Gen Z – were more likely to believe sun safety myths, including that daily sunscreen usage is more harmful than sun exposure.
Experts say that misinformation in this age group … 
Histopathology can be rendered useless without good clinical information, according to Dr. Olayemi Sokumbi, a dermatologist and dermatopathologist with Mayo Clinic. Next Steps in Derm, in partnership with ODAC Dermatology, Aesthetic & Surgical Conference, interviewed Dr. Sokumbi about traps to avoid in challenging clinicopathologic scenarios. Learn how not to miss a diagnosis of dermatomyosit … 
This 8-year-old patient is brought in by his father for the lesions pictured on the lips. The father tells you that the patient is healthy aside from an episode of intestinal intussuusception several months ago. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. LEOPARD syndrome
B. Carney complex
C. Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
D. Ba …