Get to Know Acne’s First Triple Threat
Hilary Baldwin, MD, the Medical Director of the Acne Treatment & Research Center in Morristown, NJ, shares why she is so excited about Cabtreo (clindamycin phosphate 1.2%/adapalene 0.15%/benzoyl peroxide, Ortho Dermatologics) and how she is planning to use it in her practice.
Review: Judicious Use of Acne Medications May Prevent Scarring
When it comes to acne scarring, an ounce of prevention is truly worth a pound of cure, finds new research in the Journal of Integrative Dermatology. Scarring is a known sequela of acne vulgaris and can often reduce a patient’s quality of life and self-image. While there are multiple modalities available to treat acne scars, few […]
Is an Acne Vaccine on the Horizon?
A new vaccine targeting a variant of hyaluronidase may reduce acne-related inflammation, according to research in mice in Nature Communications. Researchers identified two variants of hyaluronidase, an enzyme produced by Cutibacterium acnes (C. acnes). One variant, called HylA, is strictly made by C. acnes that are associated with acne. The other variant (HylB) is made by C. acnes […]