With the endless amount of information surrounding the causes of acne, it can often be hard to distinguish fact from fiction! We’re here to set…
March 1, 2018
Gray Hair
“Aged? But he does not appear aged, just look, his hair has remained young!” - Marcel Proust, Remembrance of Things Past It does seem as…
December 21, 2016
The Thick-Skinned Quotes We Call Upon Most
Many of us are collectors of compelling quotes. From time to time we like to share quotes that relate to our industry. Skin certainly means…
June 28, 2013
Narrow Band Ultraviolet B (UVB) Treatment
Introducing therapeutic ultraviolet light to New York City (NYC)! Although present in small amounts in natural sunlight, concentrated narrow-band ultraviolet B light (NB-UVB) is an…
June 28, 2013
Laser Birthmark Removal
“Birthmarks” come in a variety of shapes, colors and sizes. Red birthmarks are typically port-wine stains that can be treated very effectively in our NYC…
June 28, 2013
Skin Tightening Treatment
Laser skin resurfacing is a rejuvenation treatment aimed at tightening your skin and leaving you looking younger. Our 595nm Candela and carbon dioxide lasers leave…
June 28, 2013
Laser Treatment for Stretch Marks
“Stretch marks” or striae are perhaps the most challenging aesthetic condition we face as dermatologists. They begin when collagen is damaged from rapid changes in…
April 24, 2013
Bites and Stings
As travel increases and humans continue to expand their presence throughout the world, dermatologists must be familiar with a number of creatures capable of inflicting…
April 24, 2013
Skin Manifestations of Abuse
Abuse takes many forms, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and neglect. The definition of child abuse, by the Center for Prevention and Treatment…
April 24, 2013
Burn and Other Exposure Injuries
Man’s primitive fascination with fire has led to affliction with burn injuries since the dawn of our history. Therapy has evolved from the application of…
April 24, 2013
Collagen Vascular Disease and Related Cutaneous Emergencies
Collagen vascular diseases are disorders of unknown etiology, with features of autoimmunity, in which the immune system loses the capacity to distinguish self from non-self. …
April 24, 2013
Skin Manifestations of Internal Disease
As the largest organ in the body, the skin may reveal the first manifestations of internal disease. The astute clinician can often use dermatologic findings…
April 18, 2013
Vasculitis
Vasculitis is defined as inflammation of blood vessel walls. There are many types of vasculitis, lending to its variable clinical presentation, with or without systemic…
April 18, 2013
Vesiculobullous Dermatoses
The vesiculobullous diseases in dermatology are numerous and quite distinct from one another; the unifying feature, intuitively, is the histologic feature of separation either intraepidermally…
April 18, 2013
Erythroderma
Erythroderma (exfoliative dermatitis) is a clinical syndrome characterized by extensive erythema involving greater than 90 percent of the skin surface. It may be the result…
April 18, 2013
Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a multisystem disorder combining features of both autoimmunity and immunodeficiency. It is a common and serious complication of hematopoietic stem cell…
April 18, 2013
Cutaneous Emergencies in the HIV Positive Patient
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a member of the retrovirus family of enveloped RNA viruses. Retroviruses rely on an RNA-dependent DNA polymerase (reverse transcriptase)…
April 18, 2013
Histamine-Mediated Emergencies
The wheel and flare of urticaria is the pathognomonic feature of histamine-mediated cutaneous lesions. In fact, urticaria is one of the most common chief complaints…
April 18, 2013
Drug Eruptions
Cutaneous reactions are the most frequently occurring adverse reactions to drugs. These reactions can range from mild (two-thirds of cases) to life-threatening (one-third of cases)…
April 16, 2013
Infectious Emergencies in Dermatology
While most infections with dermatological manifestations are self-limited, there are clinical scenarios when infectious cutaneous diseases are associated with life-threatening systemic symptoms. These diseases may…
