Featuring faculty, Dr. James Treat and Dr. Sheilagh Maguiness Dr. Sheilagh Maguiness presented a comprehensive lecture reviewing infantile hemangiomas. She discussed the recent findings revealing how early in life infantile hemangiomas undergo rapid growth. This early rapid growth should encourage referrals to vascular specialists as early as 4 weeks. Furthermore, Dr. Maguiness discussed the 2019 AAP …
Basal cell (BCC) and squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) are relatively common cancers and as such, the follow up care guidelines vary. For some patients, routine follow-ups add little value, and in addition patients may prefer follow up with their primary care providers rather than seeing a specialist at each subsequent visit. There are studies that …
Studying the skin’s microbiome has led to many discoveries about the extent and composition of the cutaneous microbiome. Skin-specific (skin site and skin microenvironment), individual-specific (hygiene, sex, age and hormonal status), disease-specific (atopic eczema, acne) and genetic factors can all influence the cutaneous microbiome. As sciences discovers more and more about how the microbiome functions, …