Daily Archives: Friday April 10th, 2015

Atopic Dermatitis: a Short Summary

Atopic Dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory condition of the skin which affects around 5% of the population. It is more prevalent in children living in industrialized nations with 15-20% affected. Initial presentation is under the age of four in 2/3 of cases. Global pollution and allergen-rich environment are some of the factors which explain high…

Dark Circles (Infra-Orbital) Around the Eyes: a Combination Treatment

Combination of Micro Needling and Trichloracetic acid 10% Peels in the Management of Infraorbital dark circles Markantoni V et al. AAD 2015 Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA – United States The pigmented skin of dark circles appears gives and impression of tiredness Dark circles are very frequent and although proposed mechanisms are proposed (CLICK HERE…

Rosacea Treatment with Topical Ivermectin

Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Ivermectin Cream 1% and Metronidazole 0.75% in the treatment of papulopustular Rosacea Taieb A. et al AAD 2015 Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA – United States Methods 962 subjects enrolled evaluation of recurrence 36 weeks after study done over 16 weeks Evaluation of Rosacea severity in both treated groups (metronidazole…