Modified Buried Vertical Mattress Suture Versus Buried Intradermal Suture: A Prospective Split-Scar Study

Modified buried vertical mattress suture (MBVMS) is believed to provide excellent outcomes by relieving tension on wound edges. The MBVMS provided sig...

Use of Reflectance Confocal Microscopy to Predict Treatment Efficacy in Café Au Lait Macules

Multiple lasers have been used for the treatment of café au lait macules with various results. Objective tools to predict the therapeutic efficacy of...

Brief Educational Video Improves Patient Understanding of Mohs Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

120 consecutive patients were tested before the first Mohs surgery procedure. 60 subjects viewed an instructional video and 60 subjects did not. The v...

Periocular Mohs Reconstruction by Lateral Canthotomy With Inferior Cantholysis: A Retrospective Study

80% of patients were men, with a mean age of 74.1 years old. All tumors were basal cell carcinoma. No serious complications or postoperative intervent...

Attitudes on Prophylactic Antibiotic Use in Dermatologic Surgery: A Survey Study of American College of Mohs Surgery Members

75.25% (76/101) of surgeons reported routinely prescribing prophylactic antibiotics to reduce SSI risk. 90.63% indicated an interest in clinical trial...

Sun Protective Clothing and Sun Avoidance: The Most Critical Components of Photoprotection in Patients With Melanoma

Ultraviolet radiation is the main modifiable risk factor for melanoma which can be reduced by avoiding excess sun exposure. Only sun avoidance and lon...

Dry Skin

Dry skin is an uncomfortable condition marked by scaling, itching, and cracking. It can occur for a variety of reasons. You might have naturally dry s...

Integrin α3β1 Is a Key Regulator of Several Protumorigenic Pathways during Skin Carcinogenesis

Infection rate in the overall population (n = 2,152,192) was 63.8 (95% confidence interval [CI] 61.8-65.8) per 100,000 person-years. Psoriasis inciden...