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Patient Buzz: Do Collagen Supplements Work?
Collagen Supplements for skin health
by Allison Sit on
InStyle/Yahoo! Lifestyle and WebMD recently published articles on collagen supplements for skin health. But does research support their use? For an expert opinion, I consulted Margit Juhász, MD, dermatology resident at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Juhász is an author of a 2019 Journal of Drugs in Dermatology study on the topic. What is the theory behind collagen supplements …

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JDD January Highlights
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Here are the issue highlights for the January 2020 issue of JDD: Treatment Outcomes Registry (CONTOUR) provides insights into the treatment of submental fat in clinical practice. Tretinoin 0.05% lotion provides an alternative solution in Novel Tretinoin 0.05% Lotion for the Once-Daily Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Acne Vulgaris in a Hispanic Population. Efficacy and safety are maintain …

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Oral Collagen Supplementation: Hype or Not?
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by InYoung Kim, MD, PhD on
“You are what you eat.” Do you believe that this statement applies to your skin?  What does the gut have to do the skin anyway?  Well, more than we previously thought.  Not only are skin and the GI system similar in that they are 24/7 exposed to the outside world and thus have similar protective and regulatory immune mechanisms, but the skin responds to what we eat!  While this has been a …

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