Description and explanations about different techniques and treatments performed in Dermatology.
We are in the season when dermatologists most strongly emphasize the importance of sun protection. I always remind you that protecting yourself from the sun doesn’t just mean using sunscreen—it …
You may have arrived here looking for treatment for facial blemishes. You may already be aware that this is not an easy task. What you may not be so clear …
Maybe you saw new spots appear on your face last summer. These cover your cheeks, or perhaps your forehead, or they may be on your upper lip area. In such …
Surely in the last few days you have read and heard about the new retinol regulation. Since summer 2023 we already heard the idea that the European Union wanted to …
People suffering from atopic dermatitis have skin that can be labeled as “defective”. Some proteins in its outermost layer do not function properly and this makes the epidermal barrier more …
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 …