Jayne Joo, MD; Trenton Custis, MD; April W. Armstrong, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Dermatol. 2015;151(3):265-270. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.2313
This randomized clinical trial shows that purse-string suture results in similar cosmetic outcomes, scar sizes, and pain levels compared with second intention healing for circular or oval wounds on the trunk and extremities.
Murad Alam, MD, MSCI; Rohit Kakar, MD; Michael Nodzenski, BA; et al.
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JAMA Dermatol. 2015;151(3):271-277. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.2494
This multicenter prospective cohort study reports that noninvasive to minimally invasive cosmetic dermatologic procedures, including energy, neurotoxin, and filler procedures, are safe when performed by experienced board-certified dermatologists.
Jeremy A. Brauer, MD; Viktoryia Kazlouskaya, MD, PhD; Hamad Alabdulrazzaq, MBBCh; et al.
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JAMA Dermatol. 2015;151(3):278-284. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.3045
This single-center, prospective study found that treatment of facial acne scars with a diffractive lens array and 755-nm picosecond laser produced improvement in appearance and texture.
Aegean Chan, MD; Elena Godoy-Gijon, MD; Almudena Nuno-Gonzalez, MD; et al.
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JAMA Dermatol. 2015;151(3):285-292. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.3369
This study found that diverse abnormalities in the lamellar body secretory system account for the increased risk of secondary infections and impaired desquamation in patients with inherited ichthyoses.
Liam Rourke, PhD; Sarah Oberholtzer, BSc; Trish Chatterley, MLIS; et al.
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JAMA Dermatol. 2015;151(3):293-301. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.3300
The most effective approaches to improve participants’ abilities to diagnose skin lesions engage participants in a number of coordinated activities for an extended period of time.
Emilie Bequignon, MD; Tu Anh Duong, MD; Emilie Sbidian, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Dermatol. 2015;151(3):302-307. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.4844
In a retrospective study of patients with Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis, Bequignon et al describe ENT lesions at the acute stage and during follow-up, finding that the severe ENT form of lesion is associated with pulmonary infection.