Description and explanations about different techniques and treatments performed in Dermatology.
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 …
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 …