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Volume 16 - Issue 9 - September 2008

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Derm Dx
What Caused this Tender Skin Eruption?
09/22/2008
Patient Presentation A 40-year-old African-American woman presented with widespread tender, brown-grey plaques with red borders that developed over 2 days. The lesions spared her mucosal and palmoplantar areas. The only positive review of...
Patient Presentation A 40-year-old African-American woman presented with widespread tender, brown-grey plaques with red borders that developed over 2 days. The lesions spared her mucosal and palmoplantar areas. The only positive review of...
Patient Presentation A...
09/22/2008
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Feature Story
Skincare Regimens to Optimize Laser Success
09/22/2008
Tailoring your treatment regimens to each patient before and after laser resurfacing can be as important as the technology you choose in striving to help patients recapture the more youthful appearance they seek.
Tailoring your treatment regimens to each patient before and after laser resurfacing can be as important as the technology you choose in striving to help patients recapture the more youthful appearance they seek.
Tailoring your treatment...
09/22/2008
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Kindling Midlife Fires: Advice on staying motivated and avoiding burnout, and the crucial role dermatologists play in helping pa
09/22/2008
What is midlife? What are we to expect during our passage through this life phase? Arguably, the mid-life period spans from as brief a period as ages 45 to 64 to as long a span as ages 30 to 60. What are the hallmarks that characterize these...
What is midlife? What are we to expect during our passage through this life phase? Arguably, the mid-life period spans from as brief a period as ages 45 to 64 to as long a span as ages 30 to 60. What are the hallmarks that characterize these...
What is midlife? What are we to...
09/22/2008
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Lidocaine Release Faster with Topical Foam Compared to Cream Formulation
09/22/2008
A poster sponsored by Onset Therapeutics (Cumberland, RI) demonstrated that its lidocaine 4% topical foam, Anestafoam, delivers pain relief more quickly than Lidocaine 4% Topical Cream LMX4 (Ferndale Laboratories,Inc., Ferndale, MI), and...
A poster sponsored by Onset Therapeutics (Cumberland, RI) demonstrated that its lidocaine 4% topical foam, Anestafoam, delivers pain relief more quickly than Lidocaine 4% Topical Cream LMX4 (Ferndale Laboratories,Inc., Ferndale, MI), and...
A poster sponsored by Onset...
09/22/2008
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MOSAIC Fractional Laser System ‘Spray Paints’ Damaged Skin
09/22/2008
Said to be flexible and precise, the MOSAIC fractional laser system from Lutronic USA (Princeton Junction, NJ) is designed for a variety of aesthetic and dermatological applications, including scarring, sun-damaged skin and skin...
Said to be flexible and precise, the MOSAIC fractional laser system from Lutronic USA (Princeton Junction, NJ) is designed for a variety of aesthetic and dermatological applications, including scarring, sun-damaged skin and skin...
Said to be flexible and precise,...
09/22/2008
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Fractionated DOT Therapy Enable CO2 Laser Treatment of Nonfacial Skin
09/22/2008
Dermal Optical Thermolysis (DOT) — CO2 technology that ablates a customized pattern of dots instead of the entire skin surface — has entered the U.S. market via an alliance between the U.S. laser distributor Eclipse, and DEKA, its Italian...
Dermal Optical Thermolysis (DOT) — CO2 technology that ablates a customized pattern of dots instead of the entire skin surface — has entered the U.S. market via an alliance between the U.S. laser distributor Eclipse, and DEKA, its Italian...
Dermal Optical Thermolysis (DOT)...
09/22/2008
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Cutera’s 2790 nm Pearl YSGG Laser Found Safe and Effective
09/22/2008
Two studies presented as posters at the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) meeting support the safety and efficacy claims of Cutera, Inc. (Brisbane, CA) for its 2,790 nm Pearl YSGG Laser. Assessment of the Impact of...
Two studies presented as posters at the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) meeting support the safety and efficacy claims of Cutera, Inc. (Brisbane, CA) for its 2,790 nm Pearl YSGG Laser. Assessment of the Impact of...
Two studies presented as posters...
09/22/2008
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Serenity Pro From Candela Reduces Laser and IPL Treatment Pain
09/22/2008
FDA-approved for pain reduction during laser or light-based aesthetic treatments, the Serenity Pro from Candela Corporation (Wayland, MA) uses a proprietary and patented technology called Pneumatic Skin Flattening (PSF) to reduce pain during...
FDA-approved for pain reduction during laser or light-based aesthetic treatments, the Serenity Pro from Candela Corporation (Wayland, MA) uses a proprietary and patented technology called Pneumatic Skin Flattening (PSF) to reduce pain during...
FDA-approved for pain reduction...
09/22/2008
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Hand-Held Personal Laser Hair Removal System Now Available
09/22/2008
The TRIA Personal Laser Hair Removal System, the first FDA-cleared laser for at-home hair removal in the United States, can now be purchased from designated aesthetic physicians nationwide, with additional distribution in fall 2008 at select...
The TRIA Personal Laser Hair Removal System, the first FDA-cleared laser for at-home hair removal in the United States, can now be purchased from designated aesthetic physicians nationwide, with additional distribution in fall 2008 at select...
The TRIA Personal Laser Hair...
09/22/2008
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Reliant’s Fraxel Laser Side Effects Assessed
09/22/2008
Investigators seeking to determine the frequency and range of side effects and complications associated with fractional photothermolysis treatment reported that the technology was effective in the treatment of photodamaged skin and scars,...
Investigators seeking to determine the frequency and range of side effects and complications associated with fractional photothermolysis treatment reported that the technology was effective in the treatment of photodamaged skin and scars,...
Investigators seeking to...
09/22/2008
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