Effectiveness and side effects of bipolar radiofrequency to treat submental laxity.

Background: Submental skin laxity becomes a common cosmetic problem with age. Bipolar radiofrequency is a new, non-invasive procedure. Unlike the LASER, the radiofrequency (RF) device has no specific chromophore absorption.

New Donor Excision Design for Better Hair Alignment in Hair Restoration Surgery.

Background: The linear scar and misalignment of hair follicles are disadvantages of the follicular unit transplantation (FUT) or strip technique. The most common misalignment is at the end of the strip. Although most surgeons try to match hair direction to achieve optimal hair alignment, their attempts are often unsuccessful.

High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Level and Psoriasis Severity in Thai Patients.

Background: Psoriasis vulgaris severity have been widely assessed by psoriasis area severity index (PASI) score. However, it may not be not the best measure because of the high variability and inability to tell the other aspect of the disease including co-morbidity and cardiovascular risk.

Objective: To determine the correlation between high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) level and psoriasis severity and to determine co-morbidities of psoriasis patients.