A thinner peel to peel: Pleural thickness is prognostic in mesothelioma

Peel and peel again.

AIM To determine if the internal limiting membrane (ILM) was present in the epiretinal membrane (ERM) when we deliberately tried to perform a "double peel" for macular pucker. METHODS Pars-plana vitrectomy and a "double peel" were carried out. The ERM and ILM were stained with Trypan Blue and peeled separately over the same area. The amount of ERM present in ILM specimens and the amount of IL...

Title To peel or not to peel the internal limiting membrane : A questionfinally answered ?

Pearls in Dermatology Salicylic acid peel (Acne peel)

Department of Dermatology, Korea University, Ansan Hospital College of Medicine, Korea University, 516 Gojandong, Ansan-si Kyeonggi-do 425-707, Korea Salicylic acid (SA) has recently been used in higher concentrations as a superficial chemical peeling agent. The author evaluated the efficacy and safety of SA peels as a treatment of acne vulgaris in Asian people. The results prove that this peel...

Supplementary Prognostic Variables for Pleural Mesothelioma

INTRODUCTION The staging system for malignant pleural mesothelioma is controversial. To revise this system, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Staging Committee developed an international database. This report analyzes prognostic variables in a surgical population, which are supplementary to previously published CORE variables (stage, histology, sex, age, and type of pro...

Tretinoin peel: a critical view*

The tretinoin peel, also known as retinoic acid peel, is a superficial peeling often performed in dermatological clinics in Brazil. The first study on this was published in 2001, by Cuce et al., as a treatment option for melasma. Since then, other studies have reported its applicability with reasonable methodology, although without a consistent scientific background and consensus. Topical treti...