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They concluded that “this excessive intake of chocolate and fat did not alter the composition or output of sebum. A review of studies purporting to show that diets high in carbohydrate or fat stimulate sebaceous secretion and adversely affect acne vulgaris indicates that these claims are unproved.’’
“He must have been the most beloved dermatologist in the world,’’ Sara Fulton said.
Dr. Lawrence Schachner, chief of UM’s Department of Dermatology and Cutanous Surgery, said that chocolate’s role in acne remains “controversial,’’ but he called Fulton “a very important early contributor to acne therapies [who] most sincerely cared about his patients. He was a unique, interesting individual who really demonstrated innovating thinking.’’
Retin-A, he said, became “a mainstay of treatment.’’
Fulton “was a lifelong learner,’’ said Schachner. “He was still coming to conferences to the last week, taking notes, participating, and he loved to teach.’’
Sara Fulton met her husband at Penn, where she was teaching anatomy to nursing students. She said she saw him in an elevator then faked a rash so she could get an appointment to see him.
They married Feb. 2, 1970 “at lunchtime, then we went back to the lab to do research,’’ Sara Fulton recalled. “We had such a fabulous relationship. We worked together almost every day.’’
They raised four children in Newport Beach, Calif., where they maintained a home from 1975 to 2004.
They launched a 12-office chain of Acne Healthcare Clinics in the 1970s on U.S. 1 across from the UM campus, where they “developed and manufactured a line of patented skin care products under the AHC and Face Up brands,’’ according to a company statement.
They founded Vivant in California in 1990, relocating to Florida in 2000. Also in 1990, James Fulton opened JEF Medical Group, a cosmetic surgery and dermatology practice “where he pioneered fat transfer and laser surgery and was the first to use hyperbaric oxygen chambers for post-surgical recovery,’’ the statement says.
South Miami dermatologist Dr. Peter H. Wendschuh was a UM resident who studied with Fulton and remained a friend.
Fulton’s “dedication to the problem of acne was total,’’ Wendschuh said. “He never stopped working in it...He was a good cosmetic surgeon and he helped a lot of people who suffered with acne scars live a better life.’’
In addition to his wife, Fulton is survived by daughters Kelly Fulton-Kendrick, Vivant’s CEO, and Susan Fulton-Arregui, of Miami; sons James E. Fulton III, of Miami, and George J. Fulton, of Reston, Va.
A memorial service will be held 7 p.m. July 17 at St. Stephen Episcopal Church, 2750 McFarland Rd, Coconut Grove.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to the Dr. Hsia Memorial Fund, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, 1600 NW 10th Ave., Suite 2023-A, Miami, FL 33136.
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