Conference Notes
Acne in skin of color: Practical Facts
Sunday, March 18th, 2012Acne in skin of color: Practical Facts Misconceptions: Benzoyle Peroxyde benzoyle peroxide does not bleach the skin but can cause dyschromia. it doesn’t act on tyrosinase activity but can create skin irritation ans subsequently inflammation (Post-inflammatory Hyperpigmentation (PIH)) Minocycline minocycline causes hyperpigmentation in skin of color. But what we do not know, is if it […]
Acne Vulgaris: how to treat acne AND hyperpigmentation with one product ?
Sunday, March 18th, 2012Answer: Vitamin A derivatives ! Tretinoin (the skin lightening is observed on dyschromia but not normal skin: it is a regulator) Tazarotene: when used once a day in the evening it reduces the extent and intensity of Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) Adapalene: reduction in the number of inflammatory lesions in african americanns. 66% of them experience […]
Acne in Individuals with Coloured Skin
Sunday, March 18th, 2012Acne in Individuals with Coloured Skin Acne Vulgaris It is a common cause of hyperpigmentation affects 27-29% of patients this includes 50% of adult women When comparing acne patients in 4 cities (Los Angeles vs Rome vs Akita vs London) it was found that dyspigmentation and atrophic scarring more common in African Americans and Hispanics […]
Wood’s light: How does it work ?
Sunday, March 18th, 2012What happens light is shone on to the skin this causes the collagen in the dermis to fluoresce. Examples In vitiligo, the lesions are devoid of melanin and therefore lesions are very visible wheareas the surrounding skin appears dark due to the inability of light to fluoresce. In melasma: If the melanin is epidermal, the […]
Rosacea in individuals with skin of color
Sunday, March 18th, 2012Rosacea in individuals with skin of color Rosacea is less common in patients with skin of color stage one disease is undereported as erythema and flushing masked by the pigmentation 4% of patients with rosacea are African Americans, Hispanics, Asian, Middle Eastern, Indian… On the other hand granulomatous rosacea is more common in patients of […]
Poster: Assessment of a new skin brightening emulgel containing glycolic acid, lactic acid, kojic acid, arbutin and UVA/UVB filters in females with melasma
Saturday, March 17th, 2012Assessment of a new skin brightening emulgel containing glycolic acid, lactic acid, kojic acid, arbutin and UVA/UVB filters in females with melasma Inclusion Criteria 35 patients consisting of women aged 25 to 40 Fitzpatrick skin types I to IV stable melasma of epidermal or mixed types Methods Treatment was applied every morning for 30 days […]
Poster: Efficacy and tolerance of a multifocal natural formulation compared to a regimen containing 4% hydroquinone and 0.05% tretinoin on facial dyschromia
Saturday, March 17th, 2012Efficacy and tolerance of a multifocal natural formulation compared to a regiment containing 4% hydroquinone and 0.05% tretinoin on facial dyschromia Statement MNF (Multifunctional Natural Formulation) regimen + MNF regimen-mask are as effective for treating facial dyschromia when comparing with a commercial formulation (CR) combining 4% hydroquinone with 0.05% tretinoin. In contrast to the CR […]
Poster: Treatment of Melasma in darker skin with a 4% hydroquinone skin care system plus 0.025% tretinoin cream
Saturday, March 17th, 2012Treatment of Melasma in darker skin with a 4% hydroquinone skin care system plus 0.025% tretinoin cream Inclusion criteria 25-65 yo females mild to moderate melasma (11-40% of face) minimal to marked intensity of melasma pigmentation stable (no change) in the last 3 months Fitzpatrick skin types III to VI Methodology The treatment regimen was […]
International Psoriasis Master Class (Brussels, Belgium): List of Participants
Friday, March 9th, 2012Presentors Siegfried Segaert Esteban Dauden Austria Anna Pinkowics Kerstin Ruehringer Belgium Tinne Strobbe Nathalie Lucidarme Farida Benhadou Dave van Hoeck China Tao Juan Man Xiaoyang Czech Republic Sladjana Ilicova Alena Machovcova Ondrej Havlicek Eliska Pojezna Yvetta Vantuchova Dominika Diamantova Pavla Cizinska David Festa Denmark Rikke Skoet Cvetkovski Susanna Hartman-Petersen Egypt Amir Mahamed Magdy Murab Kotb […]
Protected: American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Meetings – USA
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