Nail-unit melanomas demand vigilance and caution

With Curtis T. Thompson, MD, and Eugene Semenov, MD To avoid missing a nail-unit melanoma, experts advise knowing telltale signs and who is at risk. Effective treatment demands a thorough approach to biopsy, differential diagnosis, and therapy, they add, while avoiding overtreatment. Since amputation of nail units or entire digits can substantially affect patients’ daily […]

Understanding Zoom Dysmorphia

With Shadi Kourosh MD, MPH, FAAD “As aesthetic physicians, we must make sure that if we administer a treatment, we are addressing the actual cause of the problem. If we are not, the treatment that we are offering in the clinic might not be the solution and the patient might still be dissatisfied with their […]