Aesthetic practitioners from all over the UK gathered at the Royal Society of Medicine on 1 Wimpole Street for the launch of the Epionce Daily Shield Lotion SPF 50 and to hear a talk from Epionce founder Dr Carl Thornfeldt.
The British Skin Foundation (BSF) has released a new survey suggesting that more than half of people have suffered from or continue to suffer from a skin disease.
The British Skin Foundation (BSF) celebrated its 20th anniversary at the Skin Deep: 20 Years of Research conference on October 13 at the Royal College of Physicians, London.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of adalimumab (Humira) in adults with moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS).
The British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) has launched an online psychological support service for people who suffer from various skin conditions.
Distribution company ABC Lasers have added the 308 Excimer System to its product portfolio. With a wavelength of 308nm, ABC says that the system is ideally suited to treat psoriasis, vitiligo and alopecia areata, amongst other aesthetic indications.
A study, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, has revealed 87.8% of people living with psoriasis sufferers said their quality of life had suffered because of the disease.
Adare Aesthetics has signed an agreement with Derma Medical Systems, Austria, to distribute MOLEMAX and their dermoscopy equipment in the UK and Ireland. Derma Medical Systems manufacture state-of-the-art mole mapping and dermoscopy equipment and Adare Aesthetics aims to bring these products to private clinics as well as the major hospitals. Derma Medical Systems’ latest technology, MOLEMAX HD PRO, offers the “Body Mapping” function. This provides guided photographic documentation of the entire body that identifies new moles for melanoma prevention. Designed to examine and document all skin diseases, MOLEMAX HD PRO allows the user to photograph either 33 body segments at a time or 10 segments, for quick examination.
Researchers at the University of Bath are using a pioneering technique to study the properties and characteristics of our skin, in tests that could pave the way for new treatments for dermatitis, and for an improved understanding of the skin ageing process.
A shocking 47% per cent of people with a skin disease in the UK have been victims of verbal abuse one or more times from another member of the public, a new snapshot survey reveals.The online survey, conducted by the national skin disease research charity, the British Skin Foundation (BSF), also discovered that a further one in six (16%) people admitting to having self-harmed as a result of their skin disease. Disturbingly, seven people out of all those who took part said they had attempted suicide, with another 17% (125 respondents) stating they had contemplated suicide at some stage.
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