JDD Buzz Series | DermTok: Who’s Talking Sun?
sun protectionTikTok is a source of beauty and skin health information for the masses. Yet much of the content is not produced by board-certified dermatologists or even other healthcare professionals. So who’s creating TikTok content about sun protection and skin cancer? Does any of this content address skin of color? Those are the questions a new cross-sectional analysis published in the July Journal of Drug …
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JDD Buzz Series | PIH Following Mohs Micrographic Surgery
pihMohs Micrographic Surgery effectively removes skin cancer while preserving healthy tissue. But what happens when the procedure that’s supposed to help maintain aesthetics leads to long-lasting and highly distressing cosmetic outcomes? That’s the focus of an observational study published in the May issue of the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology. Researchers looked at the factors that contribut …
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JDD Buzz Series | Melasma in Men
melasmaTranexamic acid is one of the latest therapies for treating melasma, and one that’s most commonly prescribed for women. An editorial published in the April issue of the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology encourages dermatology clinicians to also consider the effect melasma has on men and to utilize tranexamic acid as a treatment option. I interviewed the authors, dermatologist and Mohs surgeon A …
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Medical, Surgical & Laser-Based Treatment Strategies for Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Hidradenitis SuppurativaThe latest buzz word in hidradenitis suppurativa treatment is combination. Without a single, consistently and widely effective therapy, it’s important to build your own regimen by combining treatments, says Dr. Steven Daveluy, associate professor of dermatology and residency program director at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Next Steps in Derm, in partnership with ODAC Dermatology, A …
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JDD Buzz Series | Minoxidil for Scarring Alopecia: Is it Safe and Effective?
minoxidilTopical minoxidil and, more recently, low-dose oral minoxidil are often used to treat hair disorders. But are these treatments safe and effective for scarring alopecia? A scoping review published in the March issue of the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology sought to determine what research says about the use of these treatments for central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, frontal fibrosing alopecia, …
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