Human Histology and Persistence of Various Injectable Filler Substances for Soft Tissue Augmentation.

An increasing number of soft tissue filler substances have been introduced to the beauty market outside the U.S. which lackexperimental and clinical data in support of their claim.

The Relationship of Wound Healing with Psoriasis and Multiple Sclerosis.

Better understanding of wound healing could lead to improved treatment(s) of multiple sclerosis (MS) and psoriasis (Pso). New concepts in the events of wound healing, such as the roles of the innate and adaptive immune systems, have generated targets for treating these debilitating diseases. That in MS and Pso defective wound healing is responsible for the diseases' progression has not been hypothesized to date.

Outcomes of Melanoma In Situ Treated With Mohs Micrographic Surgery Compared With Wide Local Excision.

Importance: Melanoma in situ (MIS) is increasing in incidence, and expert consensus opinion recommends surgical excision for therapeutic management. Currently, wide local excision (WLE) is the standard of care. However, Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is now used to treat a growing subset of individuals with MIS.

Regression and classification methods for nasolabial folds: a possible paradigm for computer-aided diagnosis of skin diseases.

Classification of facial features, for example, nasolabial folds, still relies mainly on clinical assessment, resulting in significant costs because of high intra- and interrater variability. Further, diagnosing skin diseases, for example, malignant melanoma, also can present challenges. In an attempt to reduce cost of medical care in future, we determined the utility of methods in image processing and statistical analysis to automatically quantify, for example, the structure of nasolabial folds.