Aesthetic Dermatology
Conference Coverage
Several approaches recommended to reduce filler, neuromodulator complications
The number of reported cases of vascular complications in patients receiving fillers has increased in recent years.
Conference Coverage
Role of lasers and light sources in medicine continue to expand
“We are seeing incredible capabilities with fiber lasers: essentially any wavelength, any power, any pulse duration you want.”
Conference Coverage
Microneedling: What’s the truth?
Contraindications are similar to those with laser surgery, including active infection of the area.
Cosmeceutical Critique
Dermatologists and the history of skin care and beauty devices: Part 4
Stiefel Laboratories worked with many dermatologists to help them develop their ideas. They included Cleveland White, MD, who patented a highly...
Aesthetic Dermatology Update
A novel method for assessing attractiveness and beauty
Newer models account for attractiveness that may also start on the inside or beyond purely visual perception.
Conference Coverage
The case for a new skin typing system
“We need to establish a new consensus on skin typing, one that respects the variability in skin color but also one that’s clear, concise,...
Case Letter
Orbital Granuloma Formation Following Autoinjection of Paraffin Oil: Management Considerations
The initial presentation of a foreign-body granulomatous process in a patient with surreptitious use of nonmedical filler can mimic infection;...
Conference Coverage
Subscription services a consideration for aesthetic patients
“For our practices, non-compliance leads to unhappy, under-treated patients, so they may write negative reviews.”
Cosmeceutical Critique
Dermatologists’ role in the development of the skin care industry
Dr. Orentreich was a seminal figure in the trend to link the cosmetic industry and dermatology.
Aesthetic Dermatology Update
Treating the jowl fat overhang with deoxycholic acid
I have found that multiple consecutive treatments with deoxycholic acid (an off-label use) are effective in permanently reducing the jowl overhang...
Conference Coverage
New technologies show promise for treating pigmented lesions
Pigmented lesions that should not be treated with a laser include atypical nevi, lentigo maligna, and other forms of melanoma.