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Dr Belsito has been a consultant for Novartis, Astellas, and CollaGenex, and has received honoraria from Novartis, Astellas, CollaGenex, and Warner-Chilcott. He has also received a grant from Amgen/Wyeth. Dr Haughton has no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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