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Why autumn is so rough on your patients’ skin

Sep 17, 2026

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5 min read

Why autumn is so rough on your patients’ skin

How to get ahead of eczema, psoriasis, dry skin, and cold-triggered flares before winter.

DFPC Team
DFPC Team
Contact dermatitis: five mistakes that keep the rash coming back

Sep 10, 2026

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5 min read

Contact dermatitis: five mistakes that keep the rash coming back

Irritant or allergic? Poison ivy for two weeks or three? When to stop treating and start patch testing.

DFPC Team
DFPC Team

Aging

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Botox or Sculptra? The one test that decides.

Sep 8, 2026

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4 min read

Botox or Sculptra? The one test that decides.

Different mechanisms, different timelines, and complications that show up in your exam room first.

DFPC Team
DFPC Team

Skin Health

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More is not better: what a skincare routine actually needs

Sep 3, 2026

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4 min read

More is not better: what a skincare routine actually needs

You're Wasting Money on Skincare. Here's Proof 3 Products Is Enough

DFPC Team
DFPC Team
The condition your patients have decided not to mention...

Aug 27, 2026

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3 min read

The condition your patients have decided not to mention...

What hyperhidrosis actually is, why half of patients never mention it, and what to do when they finally do.

DFPC Team
DFPC Team
Seborrheic Keratosis: The Growth Everyone Recognizes and Almost No One Investigates

Aug 20, 2026

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3 min read

Seborrheic Keratosis: The Growth Everyone Recognizes and Almost No One Investigates

It's the most reflexively diagnosed lesion in primary care, and that confidence is exactly what lets melanoma hide inside it.

DFPC Team
DFPC Team

Hair and Scalp

Alopecia in women: recognition, diagnosis, and management

Aug 13, 2026

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3 min read

Alopecia in women: recognition, diagnosis, and management

A practical guide to recognizing the most common causes of hair loss in women and approaching diagnosis and management.

DFPC Team
DFPC Team
Urticaria: Diagnosis and Treatment

Aug 6, 2026

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6 min read

Urticaria: Diagnosis and Treatment

Chronic hives are rarely an allergy, and the treatment ladder gained two new rungs while most of us were still ordering panels.

DFPC Team
DFPC Team
The Autoimmune Disease We Still Call Cosmetic

Jul 30, 2026

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6 min read

The Autoimmune Disease We Still Call Cosmetic

Vitiligo has an approved repigmentation therapy, a systemic option under review, and a mental health burden most visits never touch.

DFPC Team
DFPC Team
The Inflammatory Skin Disease Hiding in Plain Sight

Jul 23, 2026

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6 min read

The Inflammatory Skin Disease Hiding in Plain Sight

Understanding pseudofolliculitis barbae changes how you counsel, prescribe, and prevent recurrence.

DFPC Team
DFPC Team

Skin Health

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Microneedling: miracle, marketing, or something in between

Jul 16, 2026

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6 min read

Microneedling: miracle, marketing, or something in between

Patients request it by name to erase scars and years. Here is what the needles actually do, and what they don't.

DFPC Team
DFPC Team

Skin Health

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What current evidence says about diagnosing and treating cellulitis

Jul 9, 2026

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7 min read

What current evidence says about diagnosing and treating cellulitis

This week we stay on the lower leg and look at one of the most common reasons a patient lands in urgent care or the hospital

DFPC Team
DFPC Team
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