Melasma is a common pigmentation disorder with few satisfactory treatment options. The hyperpigmentation has both an epidermal and dermal component.
Background. Two extracts derived from the gastropod Cryptomphalus aspersa have been shown to have dermal regeneration properties: SCA® (secretion filtrate) with fibroblast growth factor-like activity and IFC®-CAF (cellular activating factor), a snail egg extract with skin stem cell activation activity.
Vol. 13, No. 2 • February 2020 Dear Colleagues: Welcome to the February 2020 issue of The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology. We begin the issue with original research
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2020;13(2):17–19 by Laura N. Uwakwe, MD; Brianna De Souza, MD; Jacob Subash, MD; and Amy J. McMichael, MD All authors are with the Department of Dermatology
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2020;13(2):33–43 by Udayan Betarbet, MD and Travis W. Blalock, MD Dr. Betarbet is with the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia and the Division
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2020;13(2):53–57 by Polytimi Sidiropoulou, MD; Stamatis Gregoriou, MD, PhD; Dimitris Rigopoulos, MD, PhD; and Georgios Kontochristopoulos, MD, PhD Drs. Sidiropoulou, Gregoriou and Rigopoulos are with the
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2020;13(2):58–60 by Ankita Tuknayat, MBBS, MD; Mala Bhalla, MD; Amrit Kaur MBBS; and Shimona Garg, MD All authors are with the Department of Dermatology, Venereology and
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2020;13(2):61–66 by Mukta Sachdev, MD; Keerthi Velugotla, DDVL; Sapna Revanker, MD; and Geetha Somasekhar, DO, DNB All authors are with MS Clinical Research in Bangalore, India.
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2020;13(1):18–21 by Jusleen Ahluwalia, MD; Chloe Gianastano, MA; and Jill S. Waibel, MD Dr. Ahluwalia is with the University of California, San Diego in San Diego,
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2020;13(1):22–27 by Juliano Borges, PhD; Luciana Araújo, MD; Tullia Cuzzi, PhD; Luis Martinez, MD; Yliana Gonzales, MD; and Mônica Manela-Azulay, PhD Drs. Borges, Cuzzi, and Manela-Azulay are
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2020;13(1):38–40 by Penelope Hirt, MD; Suchismita Paul, MD; Weena Phuthongkam, MD; and Lawrence Schachner, MD All authors are with the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery
Innovations in Psoriasis Management Based on Selected Presentations from Music City SCALE Symposium for Cosmetic Advances & Laser Education May 9–11, 2019, Nashville, Tennessee by Jo Ann LeQuang Owner, LeQ Medical, Angleton,
Background: Radiofrequency energy has been shown to penetrate deeper into the skin, independent of skin color, and to be beneficial for skin tightening.
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2019;12(11):35–44 by Athanasios J. Stefanis, MD, MPharm; Tomas Groh, MSc, PhD; Monika Arenbergerova, MD, PhD; Petr Arenberger, MD, PhD; and Peter O. Bauer, MD, PhD Drs. Stefanis,
Objective. We sought to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and patterns of use for the once-daily oral, narrow-spectrum antibiotic sarecycline in patients with moderate-to-severe acne vulgaris during a 40-week Phase III, multicenter, open-label extension study.
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2019;12(10):16–23 by Linda Stein Gold, MD; Sunil Dhawan, MD; Jonathan Weiss, MD; Zoe Diana Draelos, MD; Herman Ellman, MD; and Iain Stuart, PhD Dr. Stein Gold is
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2019;12(10):29–34 by Nisrine Kawa, MD; Kachiu C. Lee, MD, MPH; R. Rox Anderson, MD; and Lilit Garibyan, MD, PhD Drs. Kawa, Anderson, and Garibyan are with the
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2019;12(10):35–38 by Abraham M. Korman, MD; Kelly A. Reynolds, BA; Fadi Nabhan, MD; Bhavana Konda, MD; Manisha H. Shah, MD; and Benjamin H. Kaffenberger, MD Drs. Korman and
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2019;12(10):45–48 by Jeave Reserva, MD; William Adams, PhD; David Perlman, BS; Brooke Vasicek, MD; Cara Joyce, PhD; Rebecca Tung, MD; and James Swan, MD Drs. Reserva, Vasicek,
by Srinivas Sidgiddi, MD; Kent Allenby, MD; Franklin Okumu, PhD; and Anirudh Gautam, MPharm Drs. Sidgiddi, Allenby, and Okumu are with Promius Pharma in Princeton, New Jersey. Mr. Gautam is