Acne
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Attack Acne Early in Skin of Color Patients
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Expert Calls Isotretinoin an Option for Scarring Infantile Acne
Aesthetic Dermatology
Ablative Lasers Effective, but Painful for Treating Acne Scars
Major Finding: Most ablative studies reported a percentage of improvement within the range of 26% to 75%, compared with a reported range of...
From the Cosmetic Dermatology Archives
The Effects of Acne on Self-esteem Among Adolescents
Adolescence is an important period for emotional and psychosocial development and considerable changes occur to self-consciousness.
From the Cosmetic Dermatology Archives
Fixed-Combination Therapy for Moderate to Severe Acne: A Review of Clindamycin Phosphate 1.2%-Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5% Gel
Fixed-combination products are commonly used in the treatment of acne, particularly the combination of clindamycin and benzoyl peroxide (BPO)....
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Acne Oral Antibiotics May Triple Pharyngitis Risk
Major Finding: In a cross-sectional study, 66.7% of patients taking oral antibiotics for acne reported current or recent pharyngitis, compared...
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Noninflammatory Acne Lesions Scar, Too
Major Finding: Half of the scars in a study of 25 patients arose from noninflammatory lesions.Data Source: A prospective study of the natural...
Aesthetic Dermatology
Autologous Cells Improve Acne Scarring
Major Finding: At 4 months after completion of the treatment, a statistically significant higher percentage of patients had responded to treatment...
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Overweight Female Teens More Likely to Have Acne
Major Finding: The prevalence of moderate or severe acne in overweight or obese girls was 18.5%, compared with less than 12% in the normal-weight...