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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

Skin Health

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Clean Beauty's Dirty Secret: When "Natural" Becomes the Allergen

Jul 2, 2026

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7 min read

Clean Beauty's Dirty Secret: When "Natural" Becomes the Allergen

This week, the rash isn't from what they stopped using. It's from what they switched to.

DFPC Team
DFPC Team

Skin Health

Dermatology 101: Everything You Should Know

Jun 25, 2026

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6 min read

Dermatology 101: Everything You Should Know

Understanding the Skin from the Inside Out

DFPC Team
DFPC Team

Eczema

Eczema in Focus: Lifestyle Strategies & New Trends

Jun 18, 2026

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4 min read

Eczema in Focus: Lifestyle Strategies & New Trends

Exploring how daily habits, environment, and mindful care can change the course of eczema management.

DFPC Team
DFPC Team

Skin Health

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15 years, 5,767 studies: what the science actually agrees on

Jun 11, 2026

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3 min read

15 years, 5,767 studies: what the science actually agrees on

A data-driven look at the past, present, and future of gut microbiome science

DFPC Team
DFPC Team

Hair and Scalp

The Myth of “Hair Getting Used to” Your Shampoo

Jun 4, 2026

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4 min read

The Myth of “Hair Getting Used to” Your Shampoo

Patients swear their shampoo "stopped working." It didn't... Here's what's actually happening and what to do about it.

DFPC Team
DFPC Team
The Rep Relationship, Restructured: Five Moves That Turn a Sales Visit Into a Working Session

May 28, 2026

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6 min read

The Rep Relationship, Restructured: Five Moves That Turn a Sales Visit Into a Working Session

The cultural conversation around reps swings between two unhelpful poles. One pole treats every rep interaction as a compromise of clinical judgment. The other treats reps as friendly access infrastructure with no influence at all. Neither is accurate in day-to-day dermatology practice.

DFPC Team
DFPC Team
Why Your Prescription Never Reaches the Patient: Five Access Failures Costing Dermatology Outcomes

May 21, 2026

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5 min read

Why Your Prescription Never Reaches the Patient: Five Access Failures Costing Dermatology Outcomes

Here are five clinical mistakes that turn a good prescription into a treatment that never starts.

DFPC Team
DFPC Team
When the Healer Becomes the Patient: Rethinking Provider Burnout

May 14, 2026

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6 min read

When the Healer Becomes the Patient: Rethinking Provider Burnout

This week, we are turning the exam room around...

DFPC Team
DFPC Team

Skin Cancer

5 Clinical Mistakes That Delay Skin Cancer Detection in Primary Care

May 7, 2026

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5 min read

5 Clinical Mistakes That Delay Skin Cancer Detection in Primary Care

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month: a timely reminder that skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, with over 5 million cases treated annually.

DFPC Team
DFPC Team

Skin Health

The 5 Clinical Mistakes When Patients Ask About Stretch Mark Prevention

Apr 30, 2026

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4 min read

The 5 Clinical Mistakes When Patients Ask About Stretch Mark Prevention

This week, we're addressing something patients ask about constantly but rarely get evidence-based answers to: stretch marks.

DFPC Team
DFPC Team

Skin Health

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The 5 Clinical Mistakes Behind DIY Hair Removal Complications

Apr 23, 2026

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6 min read

The 5 Clinical Mistakes Behind DIY Hair Removal Complications

This week, we're addressing a growing trend that's quietly causing barrier disruption, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, and chronic inflammation: DIY hair removal.

DFPC Team
DFPC Team

Skin Health

If Your Moisturizer Burns a Little... That’s NOT a Good Sign

Apr 16, 2026

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2 min read

If Your Moisturizer Burns a Little... That’s NOT a Good Sign

That tingle, that mild burn, many interpret it as proof of potency. But to a dermatologist, it’s usually a red flag waving in slow motion.

DFPC Team
DFPC Team

Skin Health

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The 5 Clinical Mistakes When Patients Ask for "Clean" Skincare

Apr 9, 2026

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11 min read

The 5 Clinical Mistakes When Patients Ask for "Clean" Skincare

This week, we're tackling the broader phenomenon driving that aluminum anxiety: the "clean beauty" movement.

DFPC Team
DFPC Team
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