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The Acne Doctors Website has published new, robust acne resources from dermatologists in honor of National Acne Awareness Month.
The American Acne and Rosacea Society (AARS) has established June as National Acne Awareness Month to increase awareness of the impact of acne on people’s lives. The Acne Doctors reference supports this effort by helping dermatologists to share their skin care expertise with the public.
The Acne Doctors Website is part of the “From Your Doctor” service from Vivacare Inc. The From Your Doctor service enables dermatologists to easily create their own customizable education resource for their patients, including a Patient Education Library with patient handouts and a Patient Newsletter that delivers skin care updates via email. Dermatologists who have authored particularly useful content regarding acne management are highlighted on the Acne Doctors Website.
For instance, Helen Torok, M.D. of Medina, Ohio, posted information about topical retinoids . Lisa Benest, M.D. of Burbank, California published information about acne and diet . Both handouts appear on Acne Doctors for patients seeking acne care information from skin care experts.
“Vivacare’s goal is to help dermatologists educate their patients and the public”, said Mark Becker, M.D., pediatrician and President of Vivacare. “Although common, acne can be quite devastating and can lead to long-term scarring. We are pleased to support the Acne and Rosacea Society in raising awareness about the need for effective acne treatment from qualified professionals”.
About Vivacare
Vivacare is a patient education company based in Berkeley, California that supports the physician-patient relationship by helping medical professionals share practical health information with their patients, leading to improved clinical care and patient satisfaction. Vivacare is used by over 2,000 dermatologist to deliver information regarding acne, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, rosacea, skin cancer, and aging skin.
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Murad, Inc. celebrated the launch of its newest innovation, Active Radiance Serum, last week at the Murad Inclusive Health Spa (MIHS). Approximately 150 guests attended the launch and received Murad goodie bags with deluxe samples of the Active Radiance Serum and Murad’s newly reformulated Essential-C Day Moisture SPF 30.
Murad formulated Active Radiance Serum to help boost the skin’s natural defenses against sun damage while encouraging repair of existing damage. The environmental aging treatment protects and preserves skin with a new Vitamin C technology that delivers 50 times the free radical neutralizing power of prior generations. It helps to restore tone, smooth texture of skin and is clinically proven to improve firmness by up to 64% in just 15 minutes.
During the launch event at MIHS, guests met Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA and founder of Murad, Inc. Howard Murad, M.D., who answered attendees’ skincare and dermatology questions in a rousing Q & A session.
Estheticians were also on hand to offer guests free facial consultations, as well as personal product recommendations for their own complete skincare regimen. Nail technicians and massage therapists were also available to offer free Vitamin C Hand Treatments and mini massages.
Murad’s “Sun Undone” Health and Beauty Package for two valued at over $1200 was the grand prize of a drawing held at the event. Winner Katie Borrud of Redondo Beach, California, received an array of prizes, including spa treatments and lunch for two at the Murad Inclusive Health Spa, Juicy Couture sunglasses, two 1-month passes to YogaWorks, two retail size Active Radiance Serums and more.
Murad, Inc. was founded in 1989 by Howard Murad. M.D., one of the world’s foremost authorities on skin health and a pioneer of the clinical skin care movement. All Murad products are based in The Science of Cellular Water™, Dr. Murad’s unified theory of health and aging.
The Murad brand includes 88 consumer products and 45 professional products sold in 42 countries. Murad is the #1 selling clinical skincare brand at many locations including Sephora and Ulta. Known globally for high performance topical and internal skincare, Murad has grown by producing innovative products that meet the needs of its customers.
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Rochelle Pemberton opened her mail one day to find a brochure from a local med-spa with a “personal” invitation for a free skin care consultation. She bit.
“It was fun getting my skin imaged and talking to someone about my skin,” she says. “But they sure did want me to buy something!”
Rochelle ended up not purchasing anything at that med-spa. “I want a place where I really feel like they want the best for my skin. Not where they want to sell me something.”
And so Rochelle, like many women, turned to the internet.
Women Go Online for Healthcare and Skin Care Information
Traffic at health-care sites hit 72 million visitors last year, up 14% over the previous year, according to comScore Inc., an online consulting firm. And women are using the internet more, partly as more women over 50 become comfortable with a computer.
Women are clearly hungry for reliable information on skin care products and anti-aging treatments. Like Rochelle, they want accurate, unbiased information. And doing it in the privacy of their home is an added benefit.
What are their options for an online skin care consult?
Dermatologist Sites
Dermatologist Dr. Brandith Irwin from Seattle has developed a new and innovative online consult tool at her website www.SkinTour.com. Dr. Irwin has created an Anti-Aging Tour, which allows women (or men) to take a tour of the face to explore anti-aging treatment options for whatever issue concerns them.
Visitors to the Anti-Aging Tour can customize a face to their own age, gender, and skin color. Then the user can select a part of the face, like the forehead, or the mouth and lips, rolling their cursor over dots that appear on that part of the face. As the user clicks on a dot, a graphic display appears that gives key information from Dr. Irwin on the treatment options for that particular cosmetic issue. www.SkinTour.com/anti-aging-tour
“I wanted to create a tool for women to use in the privacy of their own home, so they can explore and educate themselves about various cosmetic issues and treatments. I have no ties to any laser or device company or cosmetic company, so I can give unbiased information based on my years as a board-certified dermatologist,” says Dr. Irwin. Dr. Irwin has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show and recently published her second book, The Surgery Free Makeover: All You Need to Know for Great Skin and a Younger Face.
Cosmetic Companies
The large cosmetic companies have put some big money into their websites. The sites can be beautiful, with high-quality design and graphics on a par with national women’s magazines. L’Oreal, for example, offers “personalized” information with videos of various skin and hair experts.
Some companies even offer a consult, like Olay, with its olayforyou.com “personal” skin care consult. But the recommendations from that Olay consult are, predictably, from Olay. And they don’t really cover treatments, like Botox, Restylane, or lasers. Neutrogena has launched a site that offers an acne test. Users answers questions that then direct them to products tailored to the answers. www.skinid.com. But skinid.com is focused on acne.
Because these sites are put up by the cosmetic companies, all of these tools direct users to their own products. So, like Rochelle at the med-spa, users get the feeling of being directed to the company’s products, not necessarily the products and treatments that are best for them.
Online Skin Care Product Sellers
Some of the large online product retailers offer consults, too, usually with an aesthetician or “skin care specialist” on the phone. SkinCareRx.com, which carries a huge number of skin care products and has a more clinical and science-based brand than other skin care product sites, offers telephone consults with their licensed estheticians. SkinCareRx is not pushing its own brand of products, as the cosmetic companies are, but the consult is limited by the expertise of the aesthetician and the fact that there is no visual contact.
Your Best Option
Your best option is SkinTour.com, by Dr. Irwin. Not only can you give yourself on online consult on your cosmetic issues and options, you can see Dr. Irwin’s video demonstrations of Botox, Juvederm, lasers, and Thermage, take a skin care test with product recommendations, sign up for an email Tip of the Week, and read lots of articles on cosmetic issues and treatments. And Dr. Irwin has no ties to any cosmetic company, so her advice is independent and unbiased.
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In today’s image-obsessed society where millions of photos are uploaded daily through digital networks such as Facebook and Flickr, how much of an impact can a common skin condition like acne have on the life of teens? Based on first impressions, teens with acne are perceived to have different personality and social traits than if they had clear skin, according to results of a new online perception survey sponsored by the American Acne & Rosacea Society (AARS), and co-authored by Dr. Eva Ritvo, psychiatrist and co-author of The Beauty Prescription.1 The survey asked thousands of teens and adults to offer their impressions of a group of teens based solely on photos of their faces – with clear skin or digitally enhanced to simulate acne. The results, which are being released to mark the first-ever National Acne Awareness Month, also expose the significant lengths that teens with acne would go to if it meant they could get rid of their acne forever.1a
Seeing is Believing
According to the survey, teens with acne are more likely than teens without acne to be perceived by their peers as shy (39% vs. 27%), nerdy (31% vs. 17%) and lonely (23% vs. 13%).1b Teens with acne are also less likely than their clear-skinned counterparts to be seen as leaders (29% vs. 49%) rather than followers.1c In contrast, teens with clear skin are more commonly perceived as self-confident (42% vs. 25%), happy (50% vs. 35%), fun (40% vs. 28%) and intelligent (44% vs. 38%), compared to teens with acne.1d
The survey also found that teens aren’t the only ones that form a first impression based on acne. According to the survey, American adults believe that more than half (56%) of teens with acne are likely to be bullied, compared to 29 percent of teens without acne.1e When it comes to dating, adults assumed that on an average weekend, teens with acne are more likely to stay at home with their parents than go out on a date, compared to teens with clear skin (58% vs. 36%).1f
What Teens Would Do for Clear Skin
When asked about their own acne, American teens admit the lengths they would go to if they could get rid of the condition forever, such as staying off of Facebook for one year (59%), not going on a date for one year (30%), taking their mom or dad as their date to prom (13%) and having their grade-point average drop (11%).1g
“The eye-opening results of this survey demonstrate that acne plays a key role in how society forms a first impression of teens based on appearance alone. The stigma of acne should not be overlooked — parents can help diminish its emotional and social impact on teens by talking to the doctor about treatment,” said Dr. James Del Rosso, President, American Acne & Rosacea Society. “The goal of National Acne Awareness Month is to educate parents and teens that acne is a medical condition. By treating the root cause with prescription medication, teens can achieve clearer skin and take more control of those important first impressions.”
“Now more than ever, it’s important that parents take the time to monitor and help improve their teen’s self-esteem, as confidence plays a major role in their ability to successfully navigate these turbulent adolescent years. For teens, how others view them on the outside hugely impacts how they feel about themselves on the inside,” said author Dr. Eva Ritvo, who also serves as Vice Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami. “While there are multiple factors that can affect a teen’s confidence, thankfully acne is one thing that mom and dad can easily do something about.”
Acne Awareness Month Educational Resources
The AARS has declared June the inaugural National Acne Awareness Month to help teenagers and their parents understand that acne is a medical condition that can be treated with help from a physician. Teens and adults alike are encouraged to visit www.acnesociety.org for more information on the causes of acne and how it can be treated.
About Acne
Acne vulgaris is one of the most widely experienced chronic skin diseases. In recent years, research has lead to a greater understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease.2 The disorder begins with the onset of puberty and is thought to result from hormonal action on the skin’s oil glands (sebaceous glands) leading to plugged pores and outbreaks.3 It can be challenging to manage due to the variability in response to treatment and the need for long-term therapy.4
About American Acne & Rosacea Society
The American Acne & Rosacea Society (AARS), founded in 2005, provides a forum for the exchange of information about acne and rosacea, as well as the promotion of research into these two skin diseases. Its mission is to address the need to bring clarity to the millions of Americans who are suffering from acne and/or rosacea and who are not receiving adequate treatment.
For more information visit, www.acnesociety.org. This educational initiative was supported by Galderma Laboratories, L.P.
About the Survey
Kelton Research conducted two separate national online surveys, one with a sample of 1,002 nationally representative adults age 18+ and one with a sample of N=1,006 teens age 13-17. Both groups took the survey which was fielded between April 10th and April 24th, 2009. Quotas were set to ensure reliable and accurate representation of each audience.
As part of the survey, each respondent answered questions about several pictures of people with or without acne. The total amount of visual stimuli used in the survey consisted of 12 pictures – based on a 2 x 3 x 2 exposure model (gender x race x acne/clear). Each respondent reacted to 3 randomly selected pictures, with the only condition being that it was a combination of either (a) 1 clear and 2 acne pictures or (b) 2 clear and one acne picture.
This design allowed the respondents to focus in-depth on specific stimuli and kept the survey at a reasonable length. Results of any sample are subject to sampling variation. The magnitude of the variation is measurable and is affected by the number of interviews and the level of the percentages expressing the results. The overall margin of error for each group in this study (teens and adults) is +/-3.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. Margins for subgroups are slightly higher.
1 American Acne & Rosacea Society/Dr. Eva Ritvo Teen Perception Study, Conducted by Kelton Research, 2009.
2 Gollnick H, Cunliffe WJ, Berson D et al. Management of Acne: A Report From a Global Alliance to Improve Outcomes in Acne. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003; 49(1):S1-S37.
3 Why Do I Get Acne? Nemours Foundation. http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/skin_stuff/acne.html.
4 Thiboutot D, Pariser DM, Egan N et al. Adapalene gel 0.3% for the treatment of acne vulgaris: A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006; 54:242-50.
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Losing those extra inches became a lot easier when one company started giving away $1000 gift certificates toward Smartlipo liposuction procedures. Bella Cosmedica custom aesthetics announced the offer this week on its website: http://www.bellacosmedica.com.
The company was looking to generate interest in its offerings, everything from Botox to laser hair removal to liposuction. Aesthetic services like these are often considered luxuries and can be a tough sell in a down economy. Still, the desire to look good remains strong, and the financial incentive to receive liposuction capitalizes on just that.
Bella Cosmedica’s Dr. Raj Bath says the company is planning a direct mailing of the certificates to thousands of individuals in the central Ohio area. “We’ve worked hard to compile a list of those we think will find the offer attractive,” he says. “We know there’s a tremendous demand for procedures like Smartlipo, and we’re excited to help patients achieve the look they want.” Bath says anyone interested in the offer may request a certificate via the company’s website: http://www.bellacosmedica.com. Certificates are available while supplies last on a first-come-first-served basis.
For additional information, contact Kristy Good or visit http://www.bellacosmedica.com.
About Bella Cosmedica:
Bella Cosmedica custom aesthetics located near Columbus, Ohio offers a number of cosmetic services including body sculpting and fat removal by Smartlipo, Botox, skin rejuvenation, dermal fillers, laser eye lifts, age/brown spot removal, LaserFACIAL and resurfacing, non-surgical eyebrow lifts, laser hair removal, vein treatments, prescription eyelash enhancement, acne therapy and physician-assisted weight loss.
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The Merz Scales, the first standardized, comprehensive rating system to measure the skin’s aging process, were presented at THE Aesthetic Show in Las Vegas. Developed by a leading team of multidisciplinary experts to “establish a universal language of aging,” The Merz Scales address the unmet need for an educational tool to facilitate communication between physicians and patients. While The Scales do not diagnose or treat any particular conditions, they serve as a platform to discuss the aging process.
“In recognizing the need for a standardized, validated, consistent method to measuring the skin aging process, Merz set forth to revolutionize the aesthetic industry with the creation of The Merz Scales,” said Mikael Svensson, vice president of medical and aesthetic dermatology at Merz. “The Merz Scales exemplify our commitment to the science of aesthetic medicine.”
The Merz Scales, including A Validated Brow Positioning Grading Scale; A Validated Grading Scale for Forehead Lines; A Validated Lip Fullness Grading Scale; A Validated Grading Scale for Marionette Lines; A Validated Hand Grading Scale; and, A Validated Grading Scale for Crow’s Feet were published in a special issue of Dermatologic Surgery in November 2008.
Other scales being developed by Merz Pharmaceuticals include multiple additional facial scales.
About The Merz Scales
A total of nine experts from around the world trained in multiple specialties (including dermatology, ophthalmology, plastic surgery, and dermatologic surgery) came together to create and validate a comprehensive scale system, reviewing and including photographs of men and women of diverse ages, skin types and ethnicities. As part of this process, the experts rated 35 to 50 real-life images of people, and evaluated the images for reproducibility of results.
The Merz Scales were then generated as five-point scales using computer-morphed photography. Specific anatomical changes related to aging were identified and were incorporated into the photographs, and a series of visual guides were developed to correspond to regional areas on the face and hands. When “lines” were formed as a result of the different movements of different muscle groups, such as crow’s feet and forehead lines, static and dynamic lines were included in the scale. For example, The Forehead Lines Grading Scale was developed to objectively quantify resting (static) and hyperkinetic (dynamic) forehead lines. The scale ratings are 0 for no wrinkles, 1 for no wrinkles present at rest but fine lines with facial expressions, 2 for fine wrinkles present at rest and deep lines with facial expression, 3 for fine wrinkles present at rest and deeper lines with facial expression and 4 for deeper wrinkles at rest and deeper furrows with facial expression.
Every participant graded the scales twice, with an overnight break in between. Intra and interrater variability analysis was performed. The variability analysis also was depicted in a bubble plot, which is an informative way of comparing grading between raters.
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