[Piercing and tattooing: regulation is needed to reduce complications].

The increasing popularity of piercing and tattooing, and the resulting increase in complications, calls for legislation in order to reduce the number of incidents and accidents. The most frequent complications are local and systemic bacterial and viral infectious. Some are serious, such as gangrene and endocarditis.

[Teledermatology--importance of telemedicine and dermatology].

Due to a constantly improving technology the transfer of clinical images associated with histological images represents the actual answer to the expectation of Dermatologists. The authors give their personal experience regarding the use of telemedicine in Dermatology: discussion of clinical cases, histopathological presentation, diagnostic assistance, follow-up of patients, teaching, and research. Perspectives and development offered by telemedicine as well as the advantages of patient care, and of presenting research topics are mentioned.