A Topical Makeover: Taking Something Good and Making it Even Better

In episode 32 of Derms and Conditions, our host James Q. Del Rosso, DO chats with Dr. Brad Glick, who is the residency program director at Larkin Palm Springs in Miami as well as a close friend of Dr. Del Rosso. Dr. Glick and Dr. Del Rosso discuss the advantages of topical therapies and their pivotal role in managing chronic diseases, even in the setting of significant advances in targeted systemic therapy. Dr. Glick emphasizes that the adjunctive use of topical and systemic therapies is key to obtain and maintain clearance. They then specifically discuss the new combination of betamethasone dipropionate and calcipotriene cream and the unique formulation used to deliver the two very different medications effectively and synergistically. Finally, Dr. Glick weighs in on the age-old debate: New York or Chicago style pizza?