In ancient Rome, the poet Ovid mentioned in his Medicamina Faciei that Pharian fish and crocodile intestines and dung were used as cosmetics to brighten the complexion and remove freckles.

Pattern hair loss, also known as androgenetic alopecia (AGA), or male pattern hair loss (MPHL) in males and female pattern hair loss (FPHL) in females, is the most common type of alopecia.

After reeling from the Black Plague in the early 15th century, the medical community was faced with another epidemic. This one likely traveled with Christopher Columbus and his crew across the seas from the Americas to Europe.

French physician Rene Laënnec is well known for revolutionizing the world of medicine with his ground-breaking medical invention: the stethoscope.

Carnivals and circuses have always attracted spectators to witness the spectacular, unusual, and intriguing. These events would expose people with genetic abnormalities, displaying a phenotype that could easily entice a crowd.

Buckets of purple dye rain down on Canadian engineering students every year to honor themid-19th tomid-20th century Engineering Corps of the British Navy, who were distinguished by their purple armbands.

While the eyes are commonly referred to as windows to the soul, studies suggest that the nose could be the door. This most conspicuous facial feature has been shown to influence body image, self-perception, and even personality.

Facial verruca plana, or flat warts, are benign skin papillomas caused by human papillomavirus infections. A large portion of cases are refractory to treatment and can cause psychosocial distress in patients. Laser and light modalities offer an alternative therapeutic approach that has not been extensively explored.

Background Pityriasis lichenoides (PL) is a dermatologic disorder that manifests in either the acute (pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta) or the chronic form (pityriasis lichenoides chronica, also known as parapsoriasis chronica).

In the classic film The Exorcist, Father Damien Karras is asked, “How does a doctor end up as a priest?”