Publications by authors named "Brody H"

Background: Melasma can be resistant to topical therapy.

Objective: Our purpose was to evaluate the efficacy of superficial peels in conjunction with topical tretinoin and hydroquinone in patients with melasma and to evaluate the ability of Wood's light examination to predict response to treatment.

Methods: We measured increased light reflectance in melasma areas with a colorimeter.

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Family medicine has grown as a specialty from its early days of general practice. It was established as a Board Certified specialty in 1969. This growth and maturation can be traced in the philosophy of family medicine as articulated by Edmund D.

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Chemical peeling is traditionally discussed in terms of the depth of injury: superficial, medium, or deep. There have been a number of important advances in both superficial and medium-depth chemical peeling over the last several years. This article reviews the state of the art of these techniques and the increasing understanding of their effects on skin.

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Medical care in the United States has rapidly moved away from a paternalistic approach to patients and toward an emphasis on patient autonomy. At one extreme end of this spectrum is the "independent choice" model of decision making, in which physicians objectively present patients with options and odds but withhold their own experience and recommendations to avoid overly influencing patients. This model confuses the concepts of independence and autonomy and assumes that the physician's exercise of power and influence inevitably diminishes the patient's ability to choose freely.

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Deep chemical peeling.

Semin Cutan Med Surg

September 1996

Facial skin wrinkling and sagging are concerns that often compel patients to seek counsel on rejuvenative procedures. Facial plasty procedures will alleviate many of these concerns. However, deep chemical peels, in conjunction with surgery or alone, can often significantly improve both the ravages of excess sun exposure and the stigmata of aging.

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This essay is composed of five stories written by practicing physicians about their patients. Each clinical story describes a challenging ethical condition-potential abuse of medical power, gravely ill and probably over-treated newborns, iatrogenic narcotic addiction, deceived dying people. Rather than singling out one ethical conflict to resolve or adjudicate, the authors attempt, through literary methods, to grasp the singular experiences of their patients and to act according to the deep structures of their patients' lives.

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Knight has shown how the moral growth of medical students involves a spiritual journey. He may, however, present too sanguine a portrayal of the extent to which the medical education environment promotes this moral and spiritual growth. Medical school may indeed be more abusive than supportive.

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