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Edward James Olmos in “2 Guns”: Scarred bad guy at last?
Edward James Olmos at the "2 Guns" premiere. On his cheeks: Pock marks, not bullet wounds. Edward James Olmos, the Latino star of stage and screen(s), has managed a career-long feat.  After atrociously aggressive adolescent acne, Olmos was left with a potential liability for a movie and TV thespian: dramatic acne scars.  It’s not that cosmetically challenged actors can’t work in Hollywood, it’s just that they usually have to make due playing villains: thugs, drug dealers, or prisoners.  It’s a well established Tinseltown convention:  having scarring...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - August 4, 2013 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Source Type: blogs

Viper in “The Wolverine”: Belle of the Bald
Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine: No fat and no scars Comic book flicks are typically a great source of skin conditions, usually involving rogues in need of an intensive moral and dermatologic makeover.  So imagine our concern sitting through the latest Hugh Jackman ad for abdominal workouts, also called “The Wolverine.”  First, since Logan the titular antihero has mutant-tastic healing powers, every slice dice and jab at his chiseled frame leaves nary a scar. S’up with that?  Is Viper a babe or a baddie? ...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - August 4, 2013 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Film Source Type: blogs

Bullock and McCarthy turn up “The Heat” on Albinism
Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy: Standing up for albinos? For decades, a stock character made the movie rounds:  The vicious sharp-shooting trope of the Evil Albino.  With “The Da Vinci Code,” things changed.  A media campaign mounted by the albinism support group NOAH successfully conveyed the message that people with this genetic lack of pigmentation were actually not cold blooded killers.  For a time, viewers got a break from white-skinned, anachronistically red-eyed bad guys.  He's baaaaaaack: The Movie Albino ...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - July 21, 2013 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Film Source Type: blogs

Singer Steve Perry’s Melanoma: Before (?) and After Surgery
An inspiring performance by singer Steve Perry Former Journey lead singer Steve Perry has been blessed with an amazing musical career, belting songs like the Glee-rific “Don’t Stop  Believing” that celebrate optimism. Recently, via a fan site, Perry disclosed a health scare:  A lesion on his right cheek was biopsied and found to be melanoma skin cancer. Perry has long had a beauty mark-like mole. Steve Perry is not our patient, but he has long had a small oval mole on his right cheek.  Chr...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - July 20, 2013 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Music Source Type: blogs

Chris Pine’s acne scars:  The new Brad Pitt?
Chris Pine as Captain Kirk with many small cheek defects. Map of the Galaxy or acne scars? The crew of the USS Enterprise is back in “Star Trek: Into Darkness.”  As Captain James T. Kirk, Chris Pine has all he needs to explore the galaxy:  Fetching eyebrows, a chiseled jaw and…acne scars?  Yes, Pine’s handsome mug is dotted with tiny craters, and no meteorites in site.  Severe cases of acne can result in scarring, about as hard to escape as a Vulcan death grip.  Many treatments can minimize the moonscape, including use of topical Retin-A, dermabrasion and F...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - July 5, 2013 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Film Source Type: blogs

The 2013 Skinnies Awards: Anne Hathaway's and Jennifer Lawrence's Acne
The Skinnies Awards are here at skinema.com! Screen sirens Hathaway and Lawrence share the Acne-Ridden Ingénues distinction, narrowly taking out fellow femme Amanda Seyfried. See it all now at skinema.com... (Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog)
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 7, 2013 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Film Source Type: blogs

The 2013 Skinnies Awards: Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx are scarred action heroes
The Skinnies Awards are here at skinema.com! Pioneering superstars Cruise and Foxx make scars cool, not cruel. See it all now at skinema.com... (Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog)
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 7, 2013 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Film Source Type: blogs

The 2013 Skinnies Awards: Kim Kardashian gets the Lifetime Achievement Award!
The Skinnies Awards are here at skinema.com! How did Kardashian win this heralded honor? With her psoriasis, herpes, acne, cellulite and more on display, how could she not? See it all now at skinema.com... (Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog)
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 7, 2013 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Television Source Type: blogs

The 2013 Skinnies Awards: W. Kamau Bell revives the Afro
The Skinnies Awards are here at skinema.com! Comedian and TV star Bell wins the Healthiest Fashion Statement Award. Will his example change the world? See it all now at skinema.com... (Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog)
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 7, 2013 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Television Source Type: blogs

The 2013 Skinnies Awards: Jackie Hollywood survives scabies
The Skinnies Awards are here at skinema.com! San Francisco radio personality and Youtube sensation Jackie Hollywood is recognized for her real life Celebrity Skin Adventure beating back a creepy skin parasite. See it all now at skinema.com... (Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog)
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 7, 2013 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Film Source Type: blogs

The 2013 Skinnies Awards: Tommy Lee Jones is the Bad Ass Baldie
The Skinnies Awards are here at skinema.com! Tommy Lee Jones gets a nod for sustaining his mojo despite his hair loss in "Lincoln." See it all now at skinema.com... (Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog)
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 7, 2013 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Film Source Type: blogs