Volume 14 - Issue 2 - February 2006
Cosmetic Clinic
09/04/2008
More than a year has passed since an unlicensed osteopathic physician in Florida injected himself and three others with industrial-grade botulinum toxin. The patients involved have not completely recovered, but they have done remarkably...
More than a year has passed since an unlicensed osteopathic physician in Florida injected himself and three others with industrial-grade botulinum toxin. The patients involved have not completely recovered, but they have done remarkably...
More than a year has...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Allergen Focus
09/04/2008
Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is an important disease with high impact in terms of patient morbidity and economics. The contact dermatitides include allergic contact dermatitis, irritant contact dermatitis and contact...
Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is an important disease with high impact in terms of patient morbidity and economics. The contact dermatitides include allergic contact dermatitis, irritant contact dermatitis and contact...
Allergic contact dermatitis...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
Oklahoma City dermatologist Mark Naylor, M.D., won’t soon forget the teen-aged patient who showed up in his office a few years ago to have him check a suspicious growth on her buttocks which, on pathology, was found to be a melanoma. “It...
Oklahoma City dermatologist Mark Naylor, M.D., won’t soon forget the teen-aged patient who showed up in his office a few years ago to have him check a suspicious growth on her buttocks which, on pathology, was found to be a melanoma. “It...
Oklahoma City dermatologist Mark...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
In the early 1900s, the legendary Helena Rubinstein, who created a cosmetics empire and influenced generations of women on beauty, identified four skin types: dry, oily, combination and sensitive.1 Back then, far fewer skincare products...
In the early 1900s, the legendary Helena Rubinstein, who created a cosmetics empire and influenced generations of women on beauty, identified four skin types: dry, oily, combination and sensitive.1 Back then, far fewer skincare products...
In the early 1900s, the...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
New Data Provide Better Prognostic Information for Cutaneous Melanoma.
Did you know?
>> A better understanding of prognostic factors in cutaneous melanoma has evolved over the last decade. A revised melanoma staging system was...
New Data Provide Better Prognostic Information for Cutaneous Melanoma.
Did you know?
>> A better understanding of prognostic factors in cutaneous melanoma has evolved over the last decade. A revised melanoma staging system was...
New Data Provide Better...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
While anti-oxidants have long been getting a great deal of attention as prophylactics of and panaceas for cancers, there’s a now a new group of therapeutic compounds in the spotlight — DNA repair promoters. So how exactly do DNA repair...
While anti-oxidants have long been getting a great deal of attention as prophylactics of and panaceas for cancers, there’s a now a new group of therapeutic compounds in the spotlight — DNA repair promoters. So how exactly do DNA repair...
While anti-oxidants have long...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
Rare presentations of common tumors can lead to late or incorrect diagnoses. As dermatologists, we provide a critical diagnostic and therapeutic role in the management of these tumors with rare presentations.
The following cases are from...
Rare presentations of common tumors can lead to late or incorrect diagnoses. As dermatologists, we provide a critical diagnostic and therapeutic role in the management of these tumors with rare presentations.
The following cases are from...
Rare presentations of common...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Pharmacotherapy Update
09/04/2008
Topical corticosteroids are a mainstay of therapy in dermatology, and the choices of available agents are plentiful. There is a wide array of options among these agents with variables including chemical structures, halogenation and vehicles....
Topical corticosteroids are a mainstay of therapy in dermatology, and the choices of available agents are plentiful. There is a wide array of options among these agents with variables including chemical structures, halogenation and vehicles....
Topical corticosteroids are a...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Issues in Dermatology
09/04/2008
Fee-splitting, or the act of receiving payment for referring a patient, has been a hotly debated topic in dermatology and in medicine in general. Specific to dermatology, a debate has grown over the ethics and legality of negotiating a...
Fee-splitting, or the act of receiving payment for referring a patient, has been a hotly debated topic in dermatology and in medicine in general. Specific to dermatology, a debate has grown over the ethics and legality of negotiating a...
Fee-splitting, or the act of...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
Patient: A 44-year-old woman with a horseshoe-shaped mouth. When her facial muscles are at rest, it gives her the unintentional appearance of anger.
Treatment Issue: Combining botulinum toxin type A (Botox Cosmetic) and a filler agent,...
Patient: A 44-year-old woman with a horseshoe-shaped mouth. When her facial muscles are at rest, it gives her the unintentional appearance of anger.
Treatment Issue: Combining botulinum toxin type A (Botox Cosmetic) and a filler agent,...
Patient: A 44-year-old woman...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
