Aesthetics and Cosmetic Surgery for Darker Skin Types

This unique book is the only comprehensive guide to both surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic treatment of patients with darker skin pigmentation, including patients of African, Asian, and Latin descent. It is authored by a wide range of international experts in this field from all continents and edited by a world-renowned researcher and academician on the topic of pigmentation disorders.
Practical, concise chapters cover all common surgical and nonsurgical treatment approaches and address the broad range of cosmetic issues facing patients with darker skin pigmentation. More than 350 full-color illustrations complement the text.

This unique book is the only comprehensive guide to both surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic treatment of patients with darker skin pigmentation, including patients of African, Asian, and Latin descent. It is authored by a wide range of international experts in this field from all continents and edited by a world-renowned researcher and academician on the topic of pigmentation disorders.
Practical, concise chapters cover all common surgical and nonsurgical treatment approaches and address the broad range of cosmetic issues facing patients with darker skin pigmentation. More than 350 full-color illustrations complement the text.

GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR COSMETIC SURGERY
Beauty: A Historical and Societal Perspective
Pearl E. Grimes
Structural and Physiologic Differences in the Skin of Darker Racial Ethnic Groups
Pearl E. Grimes
Aging Face of Darker Racial Ethnic Groups
Pearl E. Grimes, Doris Maria Hexsel, and Marcio Rutowitsch
Outcomes in Aesthetic Cosmetic Surgery: Patient Satisfaction
Pearl E. Grimes
Evaluation and Design of Cosmetic Research Studies
Amit Pandya
Cosmetic Issues of Concern for Potential Surgical Patients
Chang-Keun Oh
Informed Consent and Treating the Cosmetic Patient
Mathew Avram and Daniel E. Kremens
Photography for Cosmetic Surgery
Pearl E. Grimes
USE OF COSMECEUTICALS AND PHARMACOLOGIC AGENTS
Skin-Lightening Agents
Marta Rendon
Topical Retinoids in Ethnic Skin
Stephanie Takahashi and Julie Iwasaki
Antioxidants
Fran Cook Bolden
Photoprotection
Vermén M. Verallo-Rowell
THERAPIES FOR DYSCHROMIAS
Laser Therapies for Disorders of Hyperpigmentation
Malcolm Ke and Teresa Soriano
Cosmetic Leukodermas: Therapeutic Approaches
Pearl E. Grimes
The Surgical Approach for Vitiligo
Rafael Falabella
RESURFACING PROCEDURES
Microdermabrasion
Joyce Teng Ee Lim
Superficial Chemical Peels
Pearl E. Grimes, Marta Rendon, and Juan Pellerano
Medium Depth Chemical Peels and Deep Chemical Peels
Rashmi Sarkar
Ablative and Non-Ablative Resurfacing in Darker Skin
Henry H.L. Chan
FACIAL TIGHTENING PROCEDURES
Surgical Tightening Procedures
Matthew R. Kaufman, Reza Jarrahy, and Michael Jones
Non-Surgical Tightening Procedures
Sorin Eremia
NON-INVASIVE WRINKLE CORRECTION
Botulinum Toxin
Doris Maria Hexsel, Camile Luiza Hexsel, and Leticia Brunetto
Fillers in Ethnic Skin
Frederick Beddingfield, III and Jenny Kim
CORRECTION OF SPECIFIC ANATOMIC IMPERFECTIONS
Blepharoplasty for Asian Eyes
Yoon-Duck Kim
Blepharoplasty in Black and Hispanic Eyes
Steven C. Dresner and Melanie Ho Erb
Ethnic Rhinoplasty
Matthew R. Kaufman and Reza Jarrahy
Reduction and Augmentation of the Breasts
Matthew R. Kaufman, Reza Jarrahy, and Michael Jones
Body Contouring Procedures
Luiz S. Toledo
Vascular Surgery in Darker Racial Ethnic Groups
Parrish Sadeghi
SURGICAL APPROACHES FOR HAIR DISORDERS
Alopecias and Hair Restoration in Women
Valerie Callender
Hair Transplantation for Men
Mark Avram
Laser Hair Removal in Darker Racial Ethnic Groups
Teresa Soriano, David Beynet, and Dafnis Carranza
TUMORS
The Pathogenesis of Keloids
Heather Woolery-Lloyd
Medical and Surgical Therapies for Keloids
A. Paul Kelly
Cosmetic Aspects of Common Benign Tumors
Doris Maria Hexsel and Mariana Soirefmann
Surgical Treatment of Skin Cancers in Darker Racial Ethnic Groups
Pamela Kim Phillips