Wound Management News

WASHINGTON – In a video perspective, Amy J. McMichael, MD, discusses research presented at the Skin of Color Society meeting.

WASHINGTON — The therapeutic vaccine candidate GEN-003 significantly reduced genital lesions and viral shedding in patients with genital herpes simplex virus-2, according to phase 2 data presented at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting.

WASHINGTON — In a video perspective from the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, Tina Alster, MD, discusses her presentation on laser scar revision.

Study results finding a link between Parkinson’s disease and melanoma was among the most-read news of February on Healio.com/Dermatology.

Young women who had bilateral reduction mammoplasty after ovulation had an increased risk for wound healing issues and hypertrophic scarring, according to recently published study results.

Prescription topical Bionect is available in the United States in a foam formula that will hold its shape until application, according to a press release from Cipher Pharmaceuticals.

Cipher Pharmaceuticals announced in a press release that Health Canada has accepted to review its new drug submission for Sitavig for treating recurrent herpes labialis in adults.

The double-edged razor blade was the sharpest blade used in dermatologic surgery, according to recently published study results.

Miltefosine was well-tolerated and effectively treated complicated Old World cutaneous and mucosal leishmaniasis, making it an ideal first-line treatment option, according to findings published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

Findings that fractional microneedling plus topical anesthesia decreased pain sensation better than topical anesthesia alone when used prior to microneedling procedures for treating postacne scarring was among recent developments in cosmetic dermatology reported on Healio.com.