Daily Hot Takes from SOCU 2026: Day 3 & Conference Wrap-Up
A Historic Conclusion to the 17th Annual Skin of Color Update!
The 17th Annual Skin of Color Update (SOCU 2026) came to an inspiring conclusion yesterday in New York City, completing three days of unprecedented scholarship, clinical innovation, and community building.
Co-Chairs Andrew F. Alexis, MD, MPH, FAAD, and Eliot F. Battle, MD, along with Program Development Advisor Heather Woolery-Lloyd, …
A Historic Conclusion to the 17th Annual Skin of Color Update!
The 17th Annual Skin of Color Update (SOCU 2026) came to an inspiring conclusion yesterday in New York City, completing three days of unprecedented scholarship, clinical innovation, and community building.
Co-Chairs Andrew F. Alexis, MD, MPH, FAAD, and Eliot F. Battle, MD, along with Program Development Advisor Heather Woolery-Lloyd, … Continue reading "Daily Hot Takes from SOCU 2026: Day 3 & Conference Wrap-Up"
Hyperpigmentation often drives dermatology visits for patients with skin of color as an uneven skin tone can be distressing for patients. In fact, in cases where hyperpigmentation is a sequelae of an inflammatory skin condition, the hyperpigmentation can be more concerning for patients than the skin condition that caused it. Globally and in the U.S., this distress can lead patients to self-treat w … 
The fourth Pigmentary Disorders Exchange (PDE) Symposium opened with a powerful call to action to advance the science of pigmentary disorders with purpose, hope, and humanity, challenging clinicians to move these conditions from "invisible" to the center stage of medical priority. Experts emphasized that pigmentary diseases are not merely cosmetic concerns but complex medical disorders that inters … 
For dermatology clinicians, staying at the forefront of therapeutic advances is essential, especially when it comes to conditions that carry profound psychosocial burdens for patients. Few areas in dermatology are evolving as rapidly, or demand as much clinical nuance, as the study and treatment of pigmentary disorders.
To dive deeper into these complexities, our friends at Practical Dermatology … 
Pigmentary sequelae from acne flares can be more distressing to patients than acne itself, according to Brooklyn, N.Y., dermatologist Dr. Hilary Baldwin. Next Steps in Derm, in partnership with Skin of Color Update, interviewed Dr. Baldwin, who shares how her treatment approach has changed over the years. Find out if dermatology clinicians should take an acne-first approach or treat hyperpigmenta …