The Why Behind Pigmentary Disorders Exchange Symposium
Next Steps in Derm, in partnership with Pigmentary Disorders Exchange Symposium interviewed Dr. Pearl E. Grimes, symposium chair and clinical professor of dermatology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Hear the “why” behind the Pigmentary Disorders Exchange Symposium from its founding chair. Learn what Dr. Grimes believes is a common myth about pigmentary disorders. Plus hear what makes the symposium a unique offering in dermatology.
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Dr. Andrew Alexis: Avoiding and Managing Complications: Hyperpigmentation and Scarring
Watch as Dr. Alexis outlines how to avoid hyperpigmentation and scarring when performing a cosmetic procedure. Learn simple questions you can ask to determine a patient’s risk level.
Dr. Diane S. Berson: Cosmeceuticals for Photodamage and Hyperpigmentation
Watch as Dr. Berson shares the cosmeceutical ingredients that dermatology clinicians can use synergistically to address photodamage and hyperpigmentation. Learn what ingredients are newly available and how cosmeceuticals can impact four mechanisms of action.
Dr. Nada Elbuluk: Tips for Treating and Diagnosing Pigmentary Disorders
Diagnosing and treating pigmentary disorders can be challenging. Watch as Dr. Elbuluk outlines what to think about in the diagnostic process, including the importance of full body exams and good room lighting.
Dr. Pearl E. Grimes: How Pigmentary Disorders Affect Quality of Life
Hear why Dr. Grimes believes every dermatology clinician needs a substantial understanding of how pigmentary disorders affect quality of life. Learn how science and society each play a role, and what data from around the world shows about the quality of life impact.
Dr. Iltefat Hamzavi: Vitiligo Surgical Treatment Advances
Learn from Dr. Hamzavi the key pillars of vitiligo treatment, and why there’s room to improve available options for melanocyte recruitment and repair.
Dr. Arielle Kauvar: Lasers for Melasma and PIH: Know Your Boundaries and Skin Type
Learn the unique role lasers can play in treating melasma and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, especially when patients don’t respond to conventional therapy. Hear from the expert on what lasers to use when treating darker skin tones.
Dr. Amit Pandya: Vitiligo Medical Treatment Advances
Dr. Pandya says this is the most exciting time for him as a dermatologist with new vitiligo medications on the market and more in the pipeline. Find out about follow up studies with ruxolitinib that show enhanced results.
Dr. Jennifer Rullan: Benefits and Risks of Medium & Deep Chemical Peels
Watch as Dr. Rullan outlines unexpected ingredients that dermatologists can use in medium and deep chemical peels to treat pigmentary disorders, and it may not be the disorders that you expect.
Dr. Robyn Siperstein: Effectiveness & Safety of RF Microneedling and PRP in Treating Pigmentary Disorders
Watch as Dr. Siperstein explains how modalities such as microneedling can both increase and decrease pigment. Listen as she shares tips on getting the desired pigmentary effect.
Dr. Susan C. Taylor: Photodamage: Pathogenesis and Clinical Features
Watch as Dr. Taylor shares the causes of photodamage. (Spoiler alert: There’s more than UV radiation to blame.) Find out the impact of visible light and which skin tones are affected the most.
Dr. Jill S. Waibel: Laser-Assisted Drug Delivery
Learn about the emerging field of laser-assisted drug delivery and how it can help with pigmentary disorders, including hypopigmentation and PIH.
Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd: Using Superficial Chemical Peels to Treat Pigmentary Disorders
Watch as Dr. Woolery-Lloyd outlines the role of superficial chemical peels in treating pigmentary disorders. Learn how chemical peels impact other treatments.
Dr. Douglas Wu: Using Lasers for Photodamage & Dyschromia
Watch as Dr. Wu shares his top tips for using lasers and energy based devices to treat photodamage and dyschromia.
