Faculty: Lindsay S. Ackerman, MD For the Fall Conference afternoon product theater, Dr. Lindsay Ackerman discussed Ilumya for the management of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. She reviewed the growth of biologics in the field of psoriasis management since 2004. Dr. Ackerman encouraged providers to have a conversation with their patients in order to choose …
Faculty: Ilanit Samuels, PA-C For one of the afternoon sessions of the aesthetics program of the Fall SDPA conference, Physician Assistant Ilanit Samuels reviewed pre and post procedure skin care. Firstly, it is important to recognize the type of skin of the individual patient, followed by the type of procedure that will be performed which …
Featuring Guest Faculty, Joshua Grosshandler, MD For the afternoon product theater, Dr. Joshua Grosshandler reviewed acne and the new medication Seysara. Dr. Grosshandler reported he loves treating acne “because we can really make a difference in patient’s lives and self-confidence.” It has been recently realized inflammation is the key driver in the pathogenesis of acne. …
Acne has an impact on quality of life due to its visible effects on patients – especially with regards to scarring, which affects up to 95% of acne patients. Acne scarring may be either hypertrophic or atrophic with atrophic being more common and categorized as either ice pick, boxcar and rolling scars. The full pathogenesis …