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Volume 17 - Issue 10 - October 2009

Chief Medical Editor Message
Blinders
10/15/2009
While growing up in a small Jewish community, my view of the world was different than that of most people. Living now as a physician in a small dermatology community, I continue to have a base of experience and human contacts that is biased...
While growing up in a small Jewish community, my view of the world was different than that of most people. Living now as a physician in a small dermatology community, I continue to have a base of experience and human contacts that is biased...
While growing up in a small...
10/15/2009
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Derm Dx
Derm Dx: WHAT ARE THESE PRURITIC NODULES?
10/15/2009
PATIENT PRESENTATION
PATIENT PRESENTATION
PATIENT PRESENTATION
10/15/2009
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Coding and Billing
PRIOR AUTHORIZATION WITH BIOLOGICS
10/14/2009
Physicians can help their patients get the treatments they prescribe by providing their staff with the prior authorization information they need to properly complete the necessary forms. As more and more biologics for psoriasis are coming to...
Physicians can help their patients get the treatments they prescribe by providing their staff with the prior authorization information they need to properly complete the necessary forms. As more and more biologics for psoriasis are coming to...
Physicians can help their...
10/14/2009
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Alternative Treatments for Pattern Baldness: Do Any Work?
10/14/2009
New or worsening hair loss sends many — both male and female — scrambling for a quick fix. Here’s what to tell your patients about what works, what doesn’t, and what they need to know.
New or worsening hair loss sends many — both male and female — scrambling for a quick fix. Here’s what to tell your patients about what works, what doesn’t, and what they need to know.
New or worsening hair loss sends...
10/14/2009
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Cosmetic Clinic
MIXING AND MATCHING
10/14/2009
The many different toxins and fillers plus resurfacing methods all have different physical and chemical properties that can be used to their best advantage for different areas and applications.
The many different toxins and fillers plus resurfacing methods all have different physical and chemical properties that can be used to their best advantage for different areas and applications.
The many different toxins and...
10/14/2009
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Spotlight
Spotlight on: Robert Jackson, MD, FRCPC
10/14/2009
In dermatology, we are fortunate to have many of our profession’s innovators and great teachers still among us. This column was created so that we may gain insight from these practitioners and learn more about them. Some are bright stars in...
In dermatology, we are fortunate to have many of our profession’s innovators and great teachers still among us. This column was created so that we may gain insight from these practitioners and learn more about them. Some are bright stars in...
In dermatology, we are fortunate...
10/14/2009
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REACHING FAMILY PRACTITIONERS
10/14/2009
A review of the resources family doctors use for skin disease education. For education on dermatology, family practitioners (FPs) primarily turn to journals, textbooks and atlases. Other educational modalities include conferences, CME...
A review of the resources family doctors use for skin disease education. For education on dermatology, family practitioners (FPs) primarily turn to journals, textbooks and atlases. Other educational modalities include conferences, CME...
A review of the resources family...
10/14/2009
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REMEMBER ME? HELPING PATIENTS COME “FACE TO FACE” WITH AGING
10/14/2009
A dermatologist, who is also a psychologist, offers insights and strategies to help struggling patients come to terms with that “stranger’s” face in the mirror. For some, it is a gradual, gnawing, insidious process. For others, it is a sudden...
A dermatologist, who is also a psychologist, offers insights and strategies to help struggling patients come to terms with that “stranger’s” face in the mirror. For some, it is a gradual, gnawing, insidious process. For others, it is a sudden...
A dermatologist, who is also a...
10/14/2009
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A NEW FORM OF BOTULINUM TOXIN
10/14/2009
While Botox Cosmetic was the first, there are now many toxins in various stages of development. Since FDA approval of Dysport, the big question is how this new form of botulinum toxin will stand up to the titan of toxins. Recently, a new form...
While Botox Cosmetic was the first, there are now many toxins in various stages of development. Since FDA approval of Dysport, the big question is how this new form of botulinum toxin will stand up to the titan of toxins. Recently, a new form...
While Botox Cosmetic was the...
10/14/2009
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COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY REVIEW
10/14/2009
Survey Shows Cosmetic Surgery Prospects Seek Value in Longer Lasting Procedures Performed by Experts during current Recession A survey conducted by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) with Dermik...
Survey Shows Cosmetic Surgery Prospects Seek Value in Longer Lasting Procedures Performed by Experts during current Recession A survey conducted by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) with Dermik...
Survey Shows Cosmetic Surgery...
10/14/2009
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