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For patients with venous leg ulcers

Improved Leg Ulcer Healing With Hair Follicle Punch Graft

Ulcer healing significantly increased in hair follicle-containing punch graft group versus nonhairy group
For patients with alopecia areata

Superficial Cryotherapy Effective for Alopecia Areata

Proportion of responders significantly higher when treatment interval was two weeks or less
Dermatologists receive considerable payments

Dermatologists Receive Considerable Industry Payments

Variation in nature and amount of payments, with top 1 percent of doctors receiving at least $93,622
For patients undergoing sclerotherapy

Long-Term Pigmentation With Minocycline in Sclerotherapy

44-year-old male with systemic sclerosis showed symptoms after minocycline treatment of rosacea
Researchers have developed a method to measure the limit to which human skin can be stretched

Findings May Help Optimize Tissue Expansion Procedures

Elastic modulus, Poisson's ratio, and mechanical toughness vary with relative ambient humidity
Treatment with a multigrowth-factor-containing cream is associated with more rapid recovery after laser ablation

Multigrowth Factor Cream Speeds Recovery After Laser Therapy

Smaller areas of microcrusts in MGF-treated regions; more improvement for edema, wrinkles
For patients with chronic chilblains

Nifedipine Not Superior to Placebo for Chronic Chilblains

No significant improvements in mean visual analogue scale scores on complaints, disability
Injection of platelet-rich plasma and hyaluronic acid is associated with a clinically visible and statistically significant improvement in aging facial skin

Platelet-Rich Plasma, Hyaluronic Acid Improves Aging Facial Skin

Clinically visible, significant improvement noted; number of injections linked to overall satisfaction
From 1991 to 2013 there was an increase in the incidence of hair removal-related injuries

Incidence of Hair Removal-Linked Injuries Up From 1991 to 2013

Highest injury rates seen for face for males and lower limbs for females

August 2016 Briefing – Dermatology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Dermatology for August 2016. This roundup includes the latest...