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A new trend called skin positivity is emerging. A number of celebrities are fighting against the stigma associated with acne, and that may have positive benefits for the self-esteem and mental health of acne patients, reports The New York Times (May 28, 2018). Recently, celebrities including Justin Bieber, Kendall Jenner, Chrissy Teigen, Lucy Hale, and social media influencers have been forthcoming about their struggles with acne. Comfort with one’s own skin health has gained

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The lifetime risk of developing alopecia areata (AA) is 2.1% and, like other auto-immune diseases, AA has shown an increased incidence, which appears to be equal across ethnicities and gender, according to Dr. Carolyn Goh. The assistant clinical professor in the Department of Medicine-Dermatology at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine discussed the topic during a symposium at the recent annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology in Orlando, Fla. As many as four