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