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Managing Your Practice
Don’t keep your patients waiting
Everyone works at a different pace. Determine the number of patients you can comfortably see in an hour, and book only that number.
The Optimized Doctor
Could ChatGPT write this column?
I asked ChatGPT to write an article about itself in the style of Christopher Hitchens. It was nothing like his incisive and eloquent prose, but it...
Pediatric Dermatology Consult
An 11-year-old boy presents with small itchy bumps on the wrists, face, arms, and legs
An 11-year-old boy presents with small, itchy bumps on his face and extremities.
Aesthetic Dermatology Update
Facial lipoatrophy with semaglutide-related weight loss
A less severe but noticeable side effect that has gained attention is facial wasting and aging, reportedly coined “Ozempic face” by a...
News
Three wild technologies about to change health care
Now, in the 23rd year of the 21st century, you might not believe what we’ll be capable of next.
Latest News
Little evidence to support lasers for ‘vaginal rejuvenation’
Women who undergo laser treatment for genitourinary syndrome of menopause, urinary incontinence, or vaginal rejuvenation may not receive a proper...
Make the Diagnosis
A White male presented with a 1½-year history of a progressive hypoesthetic annular, hyperpigmented plaque on the upper arm
A patient presents with a subtle, solitary 4-cm annular skin-colored thin plaque on his left posterior upper arm.
Commentary
‘Ozempic face’: Accepting wrinkles for improved health
Some who are taking Ozempic are complaining about their faces thinning as an effect of this weight-loss drug. Dr. Anne Peters thinks the benefit...
Commentary
A Dermatology Hospitalist Team’s Response to the Inpatient Consult Flowchart
We read with interest the Cutis article by Dobkin et al1 (Cutis. 2022;109:218-220)...
Cosmeceutical Critique
Camellia japonica
A dry oil known as tsubaki oil, derived from C. japonica and rich in oleic acid, polyphenols, as well as vitamins A, C, D, and E, is used...
Commentary
More New Therapeutics for Psoriasis
New treatments for psoriasis constitute an embarrassment of riches compared to any other area of dermatology. Despite the many advances over the...