Description
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on creating awareness and detailing the nuances of aesthetic dermatology practice in skin of color. It highlights practical considerations in pre-/intra-/post-procedure care with an emphasis on patient selection for aesthetic procedures and the associated challenges involved in real-time practice. It aims to cater to audiences of countries with both high and low populations of dark-skinned patients, as clinicians often have limited experience in treating this group. Numerous topics are explored through case-based discussions and practical tips. This is a practical ready reference manual for a cosmetic dermatologist dealing with darker skin.
Key Features
- Covers the geo-ethnic skin types of Asians, Southeast Asians, Africans, and Hispanics
- Explores the topics through case-based discussions
- Provides comprehensive details about the use of machines on skin of color
Table of ContentsPART 1: FUNDAMENTALS IN UNDERSTANDING ETHNIC SKIN/SKIN OF COLOR
1.INTRODUCTION
2.ANATOMY:SKIN, HAIR, NAIL
3.FACTORS AFFECTING SKIN INTEGRITY
4.GEO-ETHNIC VARIATIONS IN SKIN
PART 2: CASES ENCOUNTERED IN COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY PRACTICE
5. SENSITIVE SKIN
6. ACNE VULGARIS
7.ROSACEA
8. PIGMENTARY DISORDERS
9.CONTACT DERMATITIS
10.KELOIDS AND HYPERTROPHIC SCARS
11.HIRSUTISM
12.HAIR LOSS AND HAIR DISORDERS
13.PERIORBITAL CONDITIONS IN ETHNIC SKIN
14.PSYCHOLOGICAL CONCERNS IN ETHNIC SKIN
PART 3: COSMECEUTICALS
15.PHYSICAL PHOTOPROTECTION, COSMETIC CAMOUFLAGE AND SUNSCREENS
16.CLEANSERS AND MOISTURIZERS
17.TOPICAL ANTI-ACNE AGENTS
18.LIGHTENING FORMULATIONS
19.ANTI-AGING AGENTS FOR ETHNIC SKIN
20. COSMECEUTICALS IN HAIR CARE
21.LIP, NAIL AND EYE CARE
22.VITAMINS, ANTIOXIDANTS AND PROTEINS
23.COSMECEUTICAL RELATED DERMATITIS AND ALLERGIES
PART 4: PROCEDURAL CONSIDERATIONS IN AN ETHNIC SKIN PATIENT
24.EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT FOR ETHNIC SKIN
25.AGING IN MIDDLE EASTERN SKIN
26.MINIMIZING COMPLICATIONS IN SKIN OF COLOR
27.SOP FOR AN AESTHETIC DERMATOLOGY CLINIC
PART 5: PROCEDURES
28.CHEMICAL PEELS
29.MICRODERMABRASION
30.MICRONEEDLING
31. LASERS AND LIGHTS
32. NON-LIGHT ENERGY BASED DEVICES
33. INJECTABLES: TOXINS, INTRINSICS ASPECTS AND SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
34. INJECTABLES: FILLERS, INTRINSICS ASPECTS AND SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
35. EMERGING TECHNIQUES:
A.PLATELET RICH PLASMA THERAPY
B.NON-FDA SKIN LIGHTENING PROCEDURES
C.NON-SURGICAL THREAD LIFTS
36. HOME USE DEVICES-AN OVERVIEW AND REGULATORY ASPECTS
PART 6
37. DIGITAL MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA BRANDING
PART 7: THE FUTURE
38. NEWER COSMECEUTICALS
39. NEW DEVICES FOR TREATING DARKER SKIN TYPES
PART 8
40.POST COVID 19 -WHERE ARE WE HEADED?
