Description and explanations about different techniques and treatments performed in Dermatology.
Molluscum contagiosum on children’s skin is due to a virus (poxvirus). This virus has no capacity to affect to areas of the body other than the skin: its only manifestation …
You have never had acne. You have never had pimples, at most the occasional one that appeared before menstruation. But now, in your thirties or forties, you have more pimples …
Dermatologists often prescribe two creams containing tacrolimus (Protopic®) or pimecrolimus (Elidel®) for children or adults with atopic dermatitis. These drugs belong to the group of calcineurin inhibitors, which are considered …
At this time of year it is easy for you to be starting or have started an isotretinoin (Dercutane®/Accutane®) treatment for acne. Maybe that’s why you’ve come to this link. …
As I mentioned in another post about atopic dermatitis and its treatment, one of the mainstays of treatment is corticosteroid creams, emulsions or ointments. In people with this disease, the …
Melasma are brownish, shadowy patches that typically appear on the face of women. They are usually associated with the use of contraceptives or previous pregnancy, but we also see them …
Summer is over and many of you will be starting isotretinoin (commonly called “Roacutan”) treatment for acne at this time of year. Although it is not without side effects, the …