Cosmeceuticals: Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology Series, Edition 4

Zoe Diana Draelos

Apr 2024 · Elsevier Health Sciences

About this ebook

Stay on top of more than "just the basics" concerning cosmetics and skin care and deliver the state-of-the-art expertise your patients are looking for. Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology: Cosmeceuticals, 4th Edition, improves your knowledge and expertise with the cutting-edge cosmeceuticals that produce the superior results your patients expect. Dr. Zoe Diana Draelos, along with hand-selected experts in each individual area, provides expert guidance on all of today’s principal cosmeceuticals, including how to evaluate their efficacy and how to advise patients on their use. A substantial, all-new video library from Dr. Draelos answers frequently asked questions and dispels commonly held myths.

• Guides you on how to advise patients regarding normal skincare routines, including new categories of cosmeceuticals.
• Helps you expand your repertoire and increase your knowledge with expert content on hyaluronic acid, hydrocolloid patches, antioxidants, retinoids, stem cells, growth factor cosmeceuticals, oral collagens, peptides, clean beauty, sunscreens, cleansers, oral supplements, platelet rich plasma (PRP), and more.
• Includes eight new chapters on exosomes, cannabinoids, circadian rhythm cosmeceuticals, autologous growth factors, hair growth cosmeceuticals, nutraceuticals, and more.
• Includes 49 all-new videos in which Dr. Draelos answers reader questions such as: Do you need both hyaluronic acid and a moisturizer to optimize the skin barrier? When should you start anti-aging interventions? Does topical PRP work? Are mineral sunscreens better than chemical sunscreens? What are your favorite products to incorporate into every skin care routine, and what is the order in which to apply them?
• Provides a thorough understanding of the skin's physiology and how this affects the delivery of cosmetic products.
• Speeds you directly to the information you need with summaries and key points in every chapter.

Other recent titles in the Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology Series:

• Cosmetic Treatment of Skin of Color [9780323831444]
• Surgical Lifting, 1st Edition [9780323673266]
• Soft Tissue Augmentation, 5th Edition [9780323830751]
• Hair Restoration, 1st Edition [9780323829212]
• Botulinum Toxin, 5th Edition [9780323831161]
• Lasers, Lights, and Energy Devices, 5th Edition [9780323829052]

· Update content throughout – covering hot topics such as exogenous growth factor cosmeceuticals, peptide cosmeceuticals, DNA Repair Cosmeceuticals and Gene Array Technology, Circadian Rhythm Cosmeceuticals, Cannabinoid Cosmeceuticals, Scar Cosmeceuticals, Cosmeceutical Cleansers, and Hair Growth Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals.

About the author

Zoe Draelos MD, is recognized as THE expert in the field of cosmeceuticals in the US. She is a practicing board-certified clinical dermatologist with research interests in cosmetics, toiletries, and biologically active skin medications. She is in solo private practice in High Point, North Carolina, and a Consulting Professor of Dermatology at Duke University. In 1988, she founded Dermatology Consulting Services to provide education, develop formulations, and conduct clinical studies in association with industry. She is former Vice-President of the American Academy of Dermatology. She has received a lifetime achievement award from Health Beauty America for her research.

Dr. Jeffrey S. Dover is the co-director of SkinCare Physicians of Chestnut Hill, a comprehensive facility specializing in dermatology, laser and cosmetic surgery, and he is Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology at Yale University School of Medicine, and Associate Professor of Dermatology at Brown Medical School. Dr. Dover’s research interests are Photomedicine, lasers in medicine, cosmetic laser surgery, and medical education. He is the author of over 400 scientific publications. He has co-authored and edited over 45 textbooks, many of which have been translated into French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Polish and Chinese and are sold to physicians all over the world. Dr. Dover is the founding editor of Journal Watch for Dermatology, produced by the publishers of the New England Journal of Medicine. He is also a Past President of both the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery and the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery.

Dr. Murad Alam is an author of over 250 scientific publications and is the Editor of Archives of Dermatological Research. He is the Associate Editor of JAAD; Lasers in Medical Science; Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology; the International Journal of Women’s Dermatology, and he is the Assistant Editor of Dermatologic Surgery. Dr. Alam is series co-editor of the Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology books and has overall edited 20 books. Dr. Alam is current President of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, and an incoming member of the Board of the American Academy of Dermatology. He is also the vice-president of the Blade and Light Society, an organization of volunteer dermatologic surgeons who perform charitable mission work to treat skin cancers and train surgical dermatologists in underserved countries. Dr. Alam’s clinical practice includes the treatment of skin cancer, as well as cosmetic dermatology, and laser surgery.