Skin Lightening

Benefits and Risks of Medium & Deep Chemical Peels
chemical peelsNext Steps in Derm, in partnership with Pigmentary Disorders Exchange Symposium (PDE) interviewed Dr. Jennifer Rullan, a dermatologist in Chula Vista, Calif. Watch as Dr. Rullan outlines unexpected ingredients that dermatologists can use in medium depth and deep chemical peels to treat pigmentary disorders, and it may not be the disorders that you expect. Vitiligo? Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis …
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Patient Buzz Series: Skincare Ingredients from Your Pantry
skincare ingredientsThis month’s Patient Buzz includes articles about the latest trendy ingredients in skincare products, and some of them come from the pantry. Does science support claims that turmeric can improve sun-damaged skin and conditions such as acne, eczema or psoriasis? Can licorice root extract serve as a gentler way to lighten the skin? Be prepared for your patients’ questions by perusing this lis …
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SOCU 2020 Pearls Galore: AD, HS, Hair Care in SOC, and Medication Compliance Among Teens
HS, AD, Alopecia in SOCThe following is a summary of one of the many Q&A sessions held during the 2020 Skin of Color Virtual Update. During this particular session, questions were moderated by SOCU Co-Chair Dr. Andrew Alexis and answered by Drs. Ginette Okoye and Candrice Heath. The audience posed important questions and the faculty offered insightful answers regarding atopic dermatitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, h …
HS, AD, Alopecia in SOC
Skin Lightening: Top 4 Things to Know
Skin Lightening panel at SOCUThe topic of skin lightening can be very controversial, but the reality is that there is a large market for skin lightening and learning to treat patients in the safest way is the priority. At the 2019 Skin of Color Update, a lecture on skin lightening included panelists: Dr. Eliot Battle, Dr. Pearl Grimes, and Dr. Cheryl Burgess and featured their approaches to skin lightening.    S …
Skin Lightening panel at SOCU
The Skin Lightening Dilemma: A Candid Conversation with the Experts
SOCU FacultyThis article features a recap of the Skin Lightening Panel at the 2018 Skin of Color Seminar Series, now known as the Skin of Color Update. Dr. Bridget Kaufman, onsite correspondent for the meeting, shares highlights directly from the experts, Drs. Eliot Battle, Seemal Desai and Valerie Callender. Each panelist started with a PowerPoint presentation on skin lightening, followed by a panel discu …
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