A Practical Guide to Chemical Peels, Microdermabrasion & Topical Products is one of four books in the new Cosmetic Procedures for Primary Care series. This series offers guidance to primary care practitioners who wish to expand their practice to minimally invasive cosmetic procedures. Whether the physician is just getting started or well versed in aesthetic medicine, this series can be used as a routine quick reference for current aesthetic procedures that can be readily incorporated into office practice. The series will put these cosmetic treatments into the hands of the physician the patient knows and trusts the most, and will bring primary care practitioners increased autonomy, improved patient satisfaction, and added reimbursement.

This book provides thorough step-by-step instructions for in-office superficial exfoliation treatments and an approach for a daily home skin care regimen to treat photoaged skin. The introduction serves as a foundation and provides basic aesthetic medicine concepts essential to successfully performing aesthetic procedures. All relevant anatomy is reviewed, including the target regions as well as areas to be avoided to help providers perform procedures more effectively and minimize complication risks. Each section is dedicated to a skin care procedure or topical product regimen and there are accompanying instructional videos which demonstrate each procedure

Features Include:

■Full-color design
■Includes numerous full-color photos ■Includes companion website with videos of every procedure ■Offers step-by-step instructions for each procedure