01-2009 (January 2009)

Treatment of Large Bulla Formation after Tattoo Removal with a Q-Switched Laser

JCAD Online Editor | January 14, 2010 | 1 Comment

William Kirby, DO, FAOCD, Kirby Dermatology, Beverly Hills, California; Francisca Kartono, DO, Department of Dermatology, Botsford Hospital, Farmington Hills, Michigan; Alpesh Desai, DO, FAOCD, Heights Dermatology, Houston, Texas; Ravneet R. Kaur, BSN, MD, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California; Tejas Desai, DO, FAOCD, Heights Dermatology, Houston, Texas; David Geffen School of [...]

Aesthetic Update: Update on Fractional Laser Technology

JCAD Online Editor | January 14, 2010 | 1 Comment

Michael H. Gold, MD Dr. Gold is the founder and medical director of Gold Skin Care Center, Advanced Aesthetics Medical Spa, The Laser and Rejuvenation Center, and Tennessee Clinical Research Center located in Nashville, Tennessee. He is also Clinical Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and School of Nursing in Nashville, Tennessee; Visiting [...]

A quick look at the noteworthy articles in dermatology research

JCAD Online Editor | January 23, 2009 | 1 Comment

Journal Watch January 2009 by Laura G. Alexander Section Editors: Dr. Brian Berman, MD, PhD, is Professor of Dermatology and Internal Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida. Dr. Paolo Romanelli, MD, is Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, [...]

Demodex Dermatitis: A Retrospective Analysis of Clinical Diagnosis and Successful Treatment with Topical Crotamiton

JCAD Online Editor | January 23, 2009 | 0 Comments

by Joseph B. Bikowski, MD, FAAD[a], and James Q. Del Rosso, DO, FAOCD [b] [a]Private Practice, Sewickley, Pennsylvania; [b] Dermatology Residency Director, Valley Hospital Medical Center; Clinical Assistant Professor (Dermatology), Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine and University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas Skin and Cancer Clinics, Las Vegas, Nevada Abstract Given the [...]

Rosacea, Reactive Oxygen Species, and Azelaic Acid

JCAD Online Editor | January 23, 2009 | 0 Comments

by David A. Jones, MD, PhD Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Abstract Rosacea is a common skin condition thought to be primarily an inflammatory disorder. Neutrophils, in particular, have been implicated in the inflammation associated with rosacea and mediate many of their effects through the release of reactive oxygen species. Recently, [...]

ALA-PDT in Clinical Practice: How One Clinician Performs This Procedure

JCAD Online Editor | January 23, 2009 | 0 Comments

Therapeutic and Aesthetic Uses of Photodynamic Therapy Part four of a five-part series by Michael H. Gold, MD, Medical Director, Gold Skin Care Center and The Laser & Rejuvenation Center, Nashville, Tennessee Abstract The use of 5-aminolevulinic acid–photodynamic therapy in clinical practice is an individual determination based on experiences learned from clinicians and from personal [...]

Practical Uses of Botanicals in Skin Care

JCAD Online Editor | January 23, 2009 | 0 Comments

by Alison F. Stallings, MD [a], and Mary P. Lupo, MD, FAAD [b] [a] Advanced Dermatology of Westchester, Tarrytown, New York; [b] Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Tulane Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana Abstract Cosmeceuticals are the fastest growing sector of the cosmetic industry, and the future of antiaging cosmeceuticals in particular is very promising. Botanical [...]