Ear acupressure with a seed helped clear the skin disease rosacea in a trial
In a trial of 204 people with rosacea, pressing a tiny seed on a spot of the ear, added to usual treatment, led to clear or almost clear skin for 56.9% at…
Skin
Skin aging, the skin barrier, skin disease and aesthetic treatments.
Face-sparing Mohs surgery for melanoma matched or beat standard surgery on survival
In a large review covering more than 500,000 people, Mohs surgery for melanoma went with survival as good as or better than standard surgery. Ask which option fits you.
Eczema drug dupilumab showed no extra psoriasis risk in a large study
A large records study found that people with eczema on dupilumab were diagnosed with psoriasis no more often than people on other treatments. Here is what that means for you.
Surgery eases the pain of this painful skin disease, a study finds
In a study of people with a painful skin disease, pain fell from about 7 out of 10 to nearly zero six months after surgery. If you live with HS, it is…
A clear new guide for this painful skin disease backs four biologic drugs
New US guidelines for hidradenitis suppurativa, a painful skin disease, strongly back four biologic drugs and routine pain checks. You can bring this list to your next visit.
Eczema: newer targeted drugs went with fewer hospital and ER visits
Adults with eczema who started a targeted drug, almost always dupilumab, landed in the hospital and the ER less often. The drugs cost a lot, but the visits they helped avoid are…
Easing down your eczema medicine often keeps skin calm, review finds
A review of studies found that lowering the dose of strong eczema drugs kept skin under control more often than stopping all at once. Ask your dermatologist if it fits you.
Coin-shaped eczema: nearly half of patients reacted to an allergen like nickel
Nearly half of people with coin-shaped eczema reacted to a contact allergen like nickel on a patch test. Check what touches your skin today to find your own clues.
A fast, short-lived option joins aesthetic treatments for frown lines
A new type E botulinum toxin smoothed frown lines in hours, and the effect was gone by day 21. For anyone curious about injections but wary of months of commitment, it is…
Eczema-like rashes are uncommon with psoriasis biologics, a large review finds
A review of 26 publications found eczema-like rashes in about 2 of every 100 psoriasis treatments with biologics. Knowing what to look for makes it easy to speak up.
A fast-acting toxin before the usual one in aesthetic treatments: no new safety concerns
Researchers tried a quick-acting toxin first and the usual one 30 days later for frown lines, and found no new safety concerns. Here is what that means if you are curious about…
Skin disease HS: GLP-1 drugs used more often, but benefit isn’t proven
People with hidradenitis suppurativa, a painful skin disease, started GLP-1 drugs earlier and more often than others. The study can't say yet if the drugs help the skin, but checking your metabolic…
Aesthetic treatments: a lip filler worked for 9 in 10, and half held at 48 weeks
A new trial of a hyaluronic acid lip filler gives clear numbers for what to expect from aesthetic treatments: it worked for most people, and about half still saw results at 48…