Overview
A practical guide to the treatment of disorders in skin of color
Concise pearls and pitfalls for the busy clinician
Edited by the director of New York City's Skin of Color Center
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book serves as a practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of common skin disorders in patients with skin of color. Emphasizing practical insights into diagnosis and treatment of skin and hair disorders in darker skinned patient populations, Skin of Color offers a detailed discussion of the nuances of treating skin of color.
Topics of discussion include: management of acne, keloids, melasma, postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, acne keloidalis nuchae, alopecias, and the safe and effective use of chemical peels, laser procedures, and injectable fillers and toxins in skin of color patients.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“Clinical dermatologists will appreciate the practical information this book presents on treating darker skin types for a variety of disorders. … The information is well organized and concisely presented. This is a useful guide to treating common skin disorders seen in patients with darker skin … . I found the book easy to read and predict it will be a handy reference to refresh one’s neurons for diagnosing and treating skin disorders in darker pigmented individuals.” (Patricia Wong, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2013)Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Andrew F. Alexis, MD, MPH
Director, Skin of Color Center
Department of Dermatology
St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital
New York, NY, USA
Victoria H. Barbosa, MD, MPH, MBA
Assistant Professor
Department of Dermatology
Rush University
Chicago, IL, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Skin of Color
Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide to Dermatologic Diagnosis and Treatment
Editors: Andrew F. Alexis, Victoria H. Barbosa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-84929-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-84928-7Published: 29 September 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9957-3Published: 15 October 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-84929-4Published: 28 September 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 382
Topics: Dermatology