Rui Yin, Yang Xu, Chengfeng Zhang

Skin Photoaging (Second Edition) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Due to enhanced life expectancy and in turn, increase in the world-wide aging population, preventative and regenerative approaches in the field of dermatology are becoming high in demand. Photoaging is accelerating aging of the skin due to prolonged sun exposure and ultraviolet (UV) rays. This is also known as dermatoheliosis, and occurs most often in older, fair skinned patients who have spent a great deal of time outdoors, especially during youth.

This Second Edition provides an overview of the currently available treatment approaches for the prevention and treatment of aging skin and their level of efficacy. Sunscreen, cosmeceuticals, retinoic acid, hormones, enzymes that repair DNA damage and minimally invasive surgical procedures such as chemical peels, laser re-surfacing, botulinum toxins as well as fillers, will be discussed detail. This book will provide basic knowledge and objective therapeutic suggestions to the reader. Every specialist interested in dermatology, aesthetic medicine, cosmetic science, cutaneous biology and aging research will find indispensable information of great value for his/her daily work.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Institute of Physics Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 125
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780750351126
• Artikelnr.: 72679189

Autorenporträt

Rui Yin, MD, PhD is a professor of dermatology at Southwest Hospital, Amy Medical University, and a visiting associate professor at the Wellman Centre for Photomedicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Her research interests lie in the areas of photodynamic therapy and skin laser therapies for photoaging and skin aging. She has published 40 peer-reviewed articles in English and over 40 peer-reviewed articles in Chinese. Dr. Yin has over 50 conference proceedings and the author or editor over 10 books. In 2012 she was honoured as one of the Top Ten National Outstanding Young Dermatologists by the China Dermatological Association.

Yang Xu, MD. PhD is an associate professor in the Department of Dermatology in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University. From 2013 - 2015, she served as a visiting scholar in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses in the areas of photo-related damage in human skin. Dr. Xu is the author of over 30 scholarly articles, reviews, abstracts, and textbook chapters and author or editor of five books. She was honoured as one of the Top Ten National Outstanding Young Dermatologists of the China Dermatological Association in 2017.

Chengfeng Zhang, MD, PhD is a professor of dermatology at Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, China, and a visiting scholar of research, division of biology and pathobiology of the skin, department of dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria. His area of research interest lies in the fields of pigmentation disorders, including melasma and vitiligo, acne, and skin-barriers related skin disorders. He has published over 50 international peer-reviewed articles, including top journals in dermatology including Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, JAMA Dermatology, Journal of Investigative Dermatology and British Journal of Dermatology. He is also serving as the associate editor and social media editor of the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.