Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery 
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This report describes a 3-year-old girl with a "mixed" (atrophic/hypertrophic), violaceous, contracted facial scar from a dog bite. It was treated with a novel approach utilizing a multidisciplinary pediatric scar team to combine autologous fat grafting, ablative fractional laser resurfacing, pulsed-dye laser, and laser-assisted delivery of a corticosteroid as concurrent, multimodal therapy to optimize the outcome.
PMID: 25922954 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery - May 2, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: Semin Cutan Med Surg Source Type: research
A review of scar assessment scales.
Authors: Nguyen TA, Feldstein SI, Shumaker PR, Krakowski AC
Abstract
At our current level of understanding, scars are an unavoidable result of disruption of the integument following trauma and other sources of injury in the postnatal period. Millions of people worldwide suffer from diminished quality of life due to varying degrees of disfigurement, functional impairment, and psychosocial comorbidity. Scars also represent a significant financial burden to the healthcare system at large. Substantial momentum currently exists in scar research associated with innovative techniques and devices devoted to treati...
Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery - May 2, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: Semin Cutan Med Surg Source Type: research
Treatment of ulcers with ablative fractional lasers.
Authors: Morton LM, Dover JS, Phillips TJ, Krakowski AC, Uebelhoer NS
Abstract
Chronic, nonhealing ulcers are a frustrating therapeutic challenge and investigation of innovative therapies continues to be an important research pursuit. One unique and newly applied intervention is the use of ablative fractional lasers. This technology has recently been employed for the treatment of hypertrophic, disfiguring and function-limiting scars, and was first shown to induce healing of chronic wounds in patients with persistent ulcers and erosions within traumatic scars. Recent reports suggest it may be applicable for...
Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery - May 2, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: Semin Cutan Med Surg Source Type: research
Fractional epidermal grafting in combination with laser therapy as a novel approach in treating radiation dermatitis.
Authors: Tran TN, Hoang MV, Phan QA, Phung TL, Purschke M, Ferinelli WA, Sabir S, Ziegler A, Nelson S, Anderson RR
Abstract
Radiation injury to the skin is a major source of dysfunction, disfigurement, and complications for thousands of patients undergoing adjunctive treatment for internal cancers. Despite the great potential for affecting quality of life, radiation injury has received little attention from dermatologists and is primarily being managed by radiation oncologists. During our volunteer work in Vietnam, we encountered numerous children with significant scarring and depigmentation of skin from t...
Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery - May 2, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: Semin Cutan Med Surg Source Type: research
Letter of apology and notice of retraction.
Authors: Yazdan P
Abstract
Retraction of: Yazdan, P. Sem Cutan Med Surg. 2012 Dec;31(4):258-266 PMID: 21605090 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
PMID: 25922958 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery - May 2, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: Semin Cutan Med Surg Source Type: research
Introduction.
Authors: Robinson DM
PMID: 25830245 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery - April 4, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: Semin Cutan Med Surg Source Type: research
Update on botulinum neurotoxin use in aesthetic dermatology.
Authors: Ibrahim O, Keller EC, Arndt KA
Abstract
Botulinum toxins are among the most widely studied and versatile drugs in the medicinal market. Since their extraction from Clostridium botulinum, they have been harnessed and incorporated into different formulations with varied properties and actions. These products have been used to treat countless disorders such as musculoskeletal disorders, headaches, and eye disorders, among many others. In the realm of aesthetic cutaneous medicine, the evolution and creativity in the use of botulinum toxins has been swift and ever changing. Knowledge of the science and...
Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery - April 4, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: Semin Cutan Med Surg Source Type: research
Filler frontier: what's new and heading West to the US market.
Authors: Palm MD
Abstract
The amount of fillers approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in facial volume augmentation is diminutive in comparison to filler products employed worldwide. In the near future, several new hyaluronic acid filler products will be available to the United States market. Already approved fillers include Belotero Balance for fine lines, Juvéderm Voluma XC for midfacial volume loss replacement, and Restylane Silk for perioral lines and lip augmentation. Volbella, currently under FDA evaluation, will be used for fine-line correction and lip augmentatio...
Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery - April 4, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: Semin Cutan Med Surg Source Type: research
Picosecond lasers: the next generation of short-pulsed lasers.
Authors: Freedman JR, Kaufman J, Metelitsa AI, Green JB
Abstract
Selective photothermolysis, first discussed in the context of targeted microsurgery in 1983, proposed that the optimal parameters for specific thermal damage rely critically on the duration over which energy is delivered to the tissue. At that time, nonspecific thermal damage had been an intrinsic limitation of all commercially available lasers, despite efforts to mitigate this by a variety of compensatory cooling mechanisms. Fifteen years later, experimental picosecond lasers were first reported in the dermatological literature to demonstrat...
Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery - April 4, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: Semin Cutan Med Surg Source Type: research
The evolution of laser surgery for acne and other scarring processes.
Authors: Morton LM
Abstract
The treatment of acne scars is an important part of a laser specialist's practice. For the last 20 years, the technology available for this application has progressed from nonablative to ablative and eventually to fractional lasers that are effective for a range of scar types. Although patients with mild to severe acne scarring have long been good laser candidates, we are beginning to understand the use of lasers for severe traumatic scars which can be disfiguring and functionally limiting in nature.
PMID: 25830249 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery - April 4, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: Semin Cutan Med Surg Source Type: research
Convergence of anatomy, technology, and therapeutics: a review of laser-assisted drug delivers.
Authors: Brauer JA, Krakowski AC, Bloom BS, Nguyen TA, Geronemus RG
Abstract
This is a very exciting time in cutaneous laser surgery with an ever-expanding therapeutic armamentarium and an increased sophistication of available technology. These recent trends have allowed for both a rapid development of interest and exploration of laser-assisted drug delivery and its potential applications. We review the current literature on anatomy, technology, and therapeutics as it relates to laser-assisted drug delivery. The focus of our review is on two areas of interest that have received much attention to date - pho...
Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery - April 4, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: Semin Cutan Med Surg Source Type: research
Updates in noninvasive and minimally invasive skin tightening.
Authors: Pritzker RN, Robinson DM
Abstract
The demand for noninvasive and minimally invasive skin-tightening procedures is rising within the aesthetic world. Although these treatments will not replace surgery,a growing patient population is seeking results through low-risk procedures with associated minimal downtime.The technology within this realm is changing due to an increased ability to safely deliver energy to deeper tissue planes. Within the last year alone, research has led to the introduction of a subdermal radiofrequency device, advancements in minimally invasive lasers, and the use of microfocuse...
Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery - April 4, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: Semin Cutan Med Surg Source Type: research
Men's aesthetic dermatology.
This article will review the state of men's aesthetic dermatology with.
PMID: 25830252 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery - April 4, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: Semin Cutan Med Surg Source Type: research
Home-use devices in aesthetic dermatology.
Authors: Keller EC
Abstract
The world of aesthetic medicine is increasingly a consumer-driven market with a wide variety of home-use devices from which the consumer can choose for treating hair removal, hair loss, acne, facial rejuvenation, and other dermatologic conditions. Where these devices fit in the physician practice and consumer routine can be confusing, as scientific studies may be weak or lacking. The specifications, price, ease-of-use, maintenance, and technology can differ greatly between devices. Thus, the physician and consumer need to define exp.
PMID: 25830253 [PubMed - in process]...
Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery - April 4, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: Semin Cutan Med Surg Source Type: research
Scientific Abstracts of the Skin Disease Education Foundation's 15th Annual Las Vegas Dermatology Seminar.
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PMID: 25830285 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery - April 4, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: Semin Cutan Med Surg Source Type: research
