Accutane and Suicide
Parents are sometimes reluctant to start their teenagers on Accutane® (isotretinoin) because they are concerned that their child might be at increased risk of committing suicide because of the drug. A paper presented at the American Academy of Dermatology 66th Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX last month helps to dispel this myth. Read more
Skin Care Myths: Body Sweat Makes Acne Worse
Someone thought this interesting enough to actually study it (Harvard and Stanford as a matter of fact — so this is where your research dollars go). Read more
Chemical Peels For Acne
There are a million ways to treat acne - some fancy, some not so fancy. Lately blue-light therapy has been the hot (and lucrative) acne treatment for spa-going women and for BMW-driving teens (more on blue light therapy in a later post). Read more
Skin Care Myths: Antibiotics Make Your Birth Control Pill Less Effective
A young woman who I saw in clinic this week was on birth control pills for contraception. She had acne and I suggested we start minocycline, an oral antibiotic, to treat her. “Won’t that stop my birth control pill from working?” she asked. Good question. Read more
Severe Acne is a Heartbreaker
I saw a polite, soft-spoken boy this week with severe cystic acne.
“How long have you had acne?” I asked.
“For about two years.”
“Have you been treating it?”
“Yeah. Actually I’ve spent so much money on acne medication that my mother made me get a part time job to start paying for it,” he replied. Read more
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