Cosmeceutical Science in Clinical Practice PDF

Introduction

As we progress in the early stages of the 21st century, we can now offer our patients advanced scientifically and clinically proven cosmeceutical products; these have become a routine part of the therapeutic regimens utilized in conjunction with non-ablative, ablative, and surgical treatment programs carried out in the dermatologist's and plastic and cosmetic surgeon's offices. The changing paradigm of skin care has been protection of the skin utilizing broad-spectrum sun blockers and ultra potent antioxidants in the morning, followed by reversal agents which stimulate new collagen and reverse the global signs of photoaging (i.e., pigmentary dyschromias, vascular irregularities, and pilosebaceous aberrations) in the evening. The present book incorporates these principles, which are helpful to all patients and are best begun during the early decades of life.

The first chapters of the present volume discuss new approaches utilized in present skin care products incorporating new generation antioxidants, cytokines, and peptides. The discussion then broadens to novel delivery systems including nanotechnology, and specific problem-related targeted approaches for the treatment of pigmentary dyschromias, as well as hair and nail disorders. One very important aspect of the book is its outline of how the aesthetic physician may incorporate cosmeceutical products into their clinical practices and how to combine these approaches with the technological procedures performed in the in-office setting. Finally, futuristic approaches to skin care-including stem cell research, targeting proteins and genetic modulation, and new generation cosmeceutical agents-complete this book, which hopefully will allow the practicing physician to understand new treatment paradigms for skin care, encompassing scientifically and clinically proven cosmeceutical agents which should be incorporated into all our patients' treatment programs to help lead to improved skin health and aesthetics.