Electroplaning of non-inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevi (LVEN).

Background: The non-inflammatory linear verrucous subtype of epidermal nevi (LVEN) although generally benign, can be aesthetically displeasing and functionally disfiguring to patients.

Objective: To provide a permanent improvement in the clinical appearance of LVEN with minimal scarring.

Method: Electroplaning with Surgitron® FFPF EMC was the chosen method of treatment.

Skin cancer in individuals of African, Asian, Latin-American, and American-Indian descent: differences in incidence, clinical presentation, and survival compared to Caucasians.

Skin cancer most commonly affects Caucasians and rarely affects individuals of African, Asian, Latin-American, and American-Indian descent. Although skin cancer is rare in these groups, the diagnosis may be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Many factors may account for this discrepancy.

Cosmetics in the treatment of acne vulgaris.

This article describes scenarios of patients who have acne vulgaris have tried over-the-counter products and cosmetics and are disheartened by the persistence of their disease and the resulting scars. They may have seen an aesthetician, plastic surgeon, or even a general practitioner before seeing a well-informed skin specialist. Patients perceive the dermatologist to be the skin care expert and seek guidance to obtain otherwise unobtainable results.