Wound Management News

Research finding that women who applied broad-spectrum photostable sunscreen to their face daily for a year showed improvement in the signs of existing photodamaged skin was among the most-read articles in October on Healio.com/Dermatology.

NEW ORLEANS — Melinta Therapeutics announced this week that it has submitted two New Drug Applications, or NDAs, to the FDA for the approval of IV and oral Baxdela for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, or ABSSSIs.

TFS International has acquired German dermatology specialist SCIderm GmbH, according to a press release.

Patients who received barbed sutures for wound closure after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty had higher odds of wound infection compared with patients who had conventional sutures, according to results.

Study findings that Mohs micrographic surgery was used effectively to treat melanoma in situ exceeding traditional excision margins of 5 mm was among the most-read articles in September on Healio.com/Dermatology.

Study results finding that a family history of acne and various lifestyle factors were associated with adult acne in women was among the most-read articles of the past week on Healio.com/Dermatology and Healio.com/Aesthetics.

The First International Keloid Symposium is being held Sept. 8-9 at The Rockefeller University in New York, according to a press release from Sensus Healthcare.

Study results related to hair transplants, including that men with hair transplants were perceived as younger and more attractive, were among the most-read articles of the past week on Healio.com/Dermatology and Healio.com/Aesthetics.

Study results finding that there were no major differences in the rates of postoperative surgical site infection in outpatient cutaneous surgical procedures performed with sterile gloves vs. nonsterile gloves was among the most-read articles in August on Healio.com/Dermatology.

An update on Patrick Hardison, who received the most extensive face transplant ever performed 1 year ago, was among the most-read articles of the past week on Healio.com/Dermatology.