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Severe Acne Responds to Combo Therapy (CME)

Patients with severe acne had significantly greater improvement when topical adapalene/benzoyl peroxide (Epiduo) was added to oral doxycycline, according to results of a randomized clinical trial.

Finding truth among cosmeceutical companies' claims a complicated task

Cosmeceuticals carry the promising suggestion of providing cosmetic treatments with active ingredients that give them pharmaceutical-like efficacy to address skin aging and skin problems. Dermatologists are faced with the unique challenge of wading through these claims.

Radioactive skin patch offers less-invasive treatment option for basal cell carcinoma

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) can be treated in a less-invasive manner than surgery via a skin patch that delivers radiotherapy, according to research from India.

Established in 1985, the so-called "ABCD" criteria (assymetry, border, color and diameter) were designed to help laypersons and physicians evaluate suspicious cutaneous lesions and, possibly, make an early diagnosis of potentially curable melanoma. Currently, there is a grassroots move in dermatology to change the "D" criterion from "diameter" to "dark."

Innovations in scar prevention, management continue to expand

While scarless surgery remains a dream for dermatologic and cosmetic surgeons, the next best thing — minimal scarring — is becoming more of a reality than ever.