Patient Buzz Series: PRID as an Acne Spot Treatment
TikTok influencers are recommending a drawing salve as an acne spot treatment. Pain Relief & Instant Drawing Salve (PRID) purports to be a homeopathic way to draw out foreign bodies and relieve the effects of minor skin concerns.
Yet dermatologists in an Allure article about the trend say they do not tell patients to use PRID as an acne spot treatment due to risks of irritation, hyperpigmen …
TikTok influencers are recommending a drawing salve as an acne spot treatment. Pain Relief & Instant Drawing Salve (PRID) purports to be a homeopathic way to draw out foreign bodies and relieve the effects of minor skin concerns.
Yet dermatologists in an Allure article about the trend say they do not tell patients to use PRID as an acne spot treatment due to risks of irritation, hyperpigmen … Continue reading "Patient Buzz Series: PRID as an Acne Spot Treatment"
The 2023 Skin of Color Update in New York City featured a comprehensive discussion on the evolving landscape of treating acne, with a particular focus on medical and procedural approaches. Attendees had the unique opportunity to hear Dr. Valerie Callendar, professor of dermatology at Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, DC, and Dr. Andrew Alexis, Professor of Clinical Dermatology … 
In this brief communication, JDD authors T. Roxana Ghadimi BS, Michael J. Martinez BS, and Evan A. Rieder MD present self-reported long-term, remote side effects to isotretinoin that dermatologists must be aware of.
INTRODUCTION
Isotretinoin is considered the gold standard treatment for severe nodulocystic acne, though it has been the subject of controversy in the media for concerns relate … 
Next Steps in Derm and the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, in partnership with the Dermatology Education Foundation (DEF) and Physicians Resources, interviewed Dr. Hilary Baldwin, a board-certified dermatologist and medical director of the Acne Treatment & Research Center in Morristown, NJ and Brooklyn, NY. With the heavy acne tool box these days, how do you pick which medications to use? … 
Acne has profound effects on patients physically and psychologically.
Acne is the most common inflammatory dermatosis seen by Dermatologists with profound effects on patients both physically and psychologically.1 Although extensive research and evidence-based guidelines exist for treatment, most are based on short term randomized controlled trials, leaving a gap in understanding the longer-ter … 