Review on photoprotection: a clinician's guide to the ingredients, characteristics, adverse effects, and disease-specific benefits of chemical and physical sunscreen compounds.

Photoprotection is a critical health prevention strategy to reduce the deleterious effects of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and visible light (VL). Methods of photoprotection are reviewed in this paper, with an emphasis on sunscreen. The most appropriate sunscreen formulation for personal use depends on several factors.

Excoriation disorder vs skin-centered body dysmorphic disorder: A clinical and therapeutic update.

Skin-centered body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and excoriation disorder (ED) are categorized under Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and are characterized by excessive or inappropriate skin picking. Patients with skin-centered BDD and ED often first present to dermatology. These conditions are important to recognize and appropriately diagnose, as perpetuation of the disorder is inevitable without appropriate psychiatric treatment.

A 2017 update: Challenging the cosmetic procedural delay following oral isotretinoin therapy.

For decades it has been widely accepted that elective procedures should be delayed for at least 6-months following completion of isotretinoin therapy. However, numerous 2017 publications demonstrate the need for change in best practice. The evidence has yet to be succinctly summarized in a single article or in a stand-alone quick reference algorithm for physicians.