Article: Patient instruction essential to effective acne medication application

'Fingertip' method allows for even, all-over facial coverage

National report-Counseling patients on technique for application of topical acne medication is important because it assures proper usage, enables estimation of quantity to dispense, and minimizes treatment cost, James Q. Del Rosso, D.O., says.

Dr. Del Rosso is a clinical assistant professor of dermatology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas. He describes a series of studies he conducted that established the efficacy of his recommended application technique for achieving full, confluent coverage of the face, its success in treating acne patients, and the potential for patients to misapply their topical acne ...

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