Tips for Non-surgical Skin Tightening

Dr. Jacqueline Watchmaker shares her experience with non-surgical facial skin tightening devices, including candidate selection, realistic expectations, and optimal outcomes. Jacqueline Watchmaker, MD, FAAD, is a cosmetic dermatologist at Southwest Skin Specialists in Scottsdale, Arizona “Some of my favorite nonsurgical skin tightening devices are radiofrequency and micro-focused ultrasound devices. One of the commercially available radiofrequency […]

Off-Label Pearl: JAK Inhibitor Upadacitinib for Erosive Lichen Planus 

By Ted Rosen, MD, FAAD, Editor-in-chief Erosive lichen planus, commonly encountered on the oral mucosa, is notably symptomatic (pain) and often difficult to treat. Topical ultrapotent and systemic corticosteroids are considered the first-line treatments of choice. However, systemic steroids carry a plethora of potential side effects, and topical steroids may be difficult to utilize effectively […]