An Update on Medical and Surgical Treatment Options for Hair Loss
Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) and frontal fibrosing alopecia are two very common hair diseases in our skin of color patients. Often these conditions are challenging to diagnose and even more problematic to treat and control. Expert Dr. Valerie Callender spoke during the Skin of Color Seminar Series (now Skin of Color Update https://skinofcolorupdate.com)in New York City on May 5t …
Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) and frontal fibrosing alopecia are two very common hair diseases in our skin of color patients. Often these conditions are challenging to diagnose and even more problematic to treat and control. Expert Dr. Valerie Callender spoke during the Skin of Color Seminar Series (now Skin of Color Update https://skinofcolorupdate.com)in New York City on May 5t … Continue reading "An Update on Medical and Surgical Treatment Options for Hair Loss"
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Background
A facial moisturizer incorporating the extract of Myrtus communis and retinol (ROL) was developed, and studies previously showed that this retinol Myrtus extract complex enhancing ROL activity helped to clinically delay and reduce the signs of skin aging
Retinol Myrtus extract co … 
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Why Aren’t Dermatologists More Involved in Wound Care?
My time doing wound healing research has shown me not only the gaps in the literature, but also the deficit of dermatologists involved in wound care. One would think that our expertise in caring for the integument would automatically translate into eminence when it comes to the treatment of injuries. However, involvement of dermatol … 
An 80-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease developed a new pruritic eruption with these cutaneous findings. What is the antigenic target of the autoantibodies generated in this condition
A. NC16A of BPAg1
B. NC16A of BPAg2
C. C-terminal of BPAg1
D. C-terminal of BPAg2
E. alpha-6-beta-4 integrin
To find out the correct answer and read t … 
July JDD Highlights
Below are the issue highlights and Editor Picks for the July issue of JDD!
HDSM-Ax can be used in clinical research and practice to quantify changes in symptom severity in response to treatment in The Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Measure-Axillary: Conceptualization and Development of Item Content.
The untapped potential of nanotechnology in the treatment of disorders …