PHOENIX – Application of gold-coated microparticles to the skin may enhance laser photothermolysis of sebaceous glands to treat acne, according to three small, preliminary studies.
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PHOENIX – One cycle of selective transepidermal cooling on the backs of 11 men with healthy, normal skin produced a transient 40% reduction in sebum production by sebaceous glands in a controlled...
PHOENIX – Radiofrequency devices, diode lasers, and intense pulsed light devices had the most reports of suspected injuries from 1991 through 2013, based on data from a Food and Drug Administration...
PHOENIX – New techniques using very-low-density, very-high-energy ablative fractional carbon dioxide laser are helping thousands of patients – mostly soldiers – with restrictive scars from bombs or...
In patients with leukemic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, diffuse cutaneous erythema without plaques or tumors predicted complete remission with low-dose alemtuzumab therapy, investigators reported online...
PHOENIX – A fractional carbon dioxide laser at 10,600 nm was the only one of three laser treatments for hypertrophic scars that produced significant overall improvements in a comparison of data on...
DENVER – A little lidocaine and a punch biopsy tool allow physicians to tackle most cysts and lipomas in the office, providing effective treatment without interrupting patient flow.
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Ingenol mebutate gel for the treatment of actinic keratosis is an effective adjunct therapy to cryosurgery, and the absence of attendant serious local reactions can increase compliance, based on data...
PHOENIX – What’s the latest in lasers? The most stubborn tattoos – those with blue or green ink – are now the easiest to remove with new laser technology and techniques. Microwave treatment for...
PHOENIX – Improvements in acne scarring were maintained 3 months after six laser treatments with a diffractive lens array and a picosecond 755-nm alexandrite laser. Changes seen on histology suggest...