A Practical Guide to Chemical Peels, Microdermabrasion & Topical Products

by Rebecca Small MD, FAAFP

Overview

A Practical Guide to Chemical Peels Microdermabrasion and Topical Products
This third volume in the Cosmetic Procedures series details a broad array of minimally invasive cosmetic skin procedures. Regardless of your experience level with aesthetic medicine, this reference delivers useful facts and procedural guidance readers can apply directly to daily practice. Content features step-by-step instructions for chemical peels and other in-office exfoliation treatments and daily home skin care regimens to treat sun-damaged and prematurely aged skin, acne, rosacea, and hyperpigmentation.
Detailed coverage encompasses the basics of aesthetic medicine, including relevant anatomy, target regions, and areas to be avoided to help improve outcomes and minimize complication risks. Each chapter focuses on a skin care procedure or topical product regimen. Full-color design and illustrations boost understanding of each procedure and aid in retention of essential information. Step-by-step instructions guide readers through each procedure to rapidly acquire procedural skill. Convenient companion website includes videos that provide a surgeon’s-eye-view of the procedures.
Look at all you’ll discover…
• Detailed coverage encompasses the basics of aesthetic medicine, including relevant anatomy, target regions, and areas to be avoided to help improve outcomes and minimize complication risks.
• Well organized chapters focus on a skin care procedure or topical product regimen.
• Full-color design and illustrations boost understanding of each procedure and aid in retention of essential information.
• Step-by-step instructions guide you through each procedure to rapidly acquire procedural skill.
• Convenient companion website includes videos that give you a surgeon’s-eye-view of the procedures.
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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609131517
Publisher:	LWW
Publication date:	12/25/2012
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 10.30(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword v

Preface vii

Acknowledgments ix

Section 1 Anatomy 1

Section 2 Introduction and Foundation Concepts 5

Section 3 Chemical Peels 35

1 Chemical Peels Introduction and Foundation Concepts 37

2 Alpha Hydroxy Acid Peel: Glycolic Acid 75

3 Beta Hydroxy Acid Peel: Salicylic Acid 81

4 Trichloroacetic Acid Peel 87

5 Jessner's Peel 93

6 Other Self-Neutralizing Blended Peels: Trichloroacetic Acid and Lactic Acid 99

7 Retinoid Peel: Retinol 107

Section 4 Microdermabrasion 111

Section 5 Topical Skin Care Products 129

Appendix 1 Skin Structure and Function 173

Appendix 2 Patient Intake Form 177

Appendix 3 Skin Analysis Form 179

Appendix 4 Consent for Skin Care Treatments 181

Appendix 5 Before and After Instructions for Skin Care Treatments 183

Appendix 6 Skin Care Procedure Notes 185

Appendix 7 Microdermabrasion Supply Sources 187

Appendix 8 Chemical Peel and Topical Product Supply Sources 189

Bibliography 193

Index 201