Maria Claudia Almeida Issa (editor) - Lasers, Lights and Other Technologies

The series Clinical Approach and Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology intends to be a practical guide in cosmetic dermatology. Procedures in cosmetic dermatology are very popular and useful in medicine, indicated to complement topical and oral treatments not only for photo-damaged skin but also for other dermatosis such as acne, rosacea, scars, etc. Also, full-face treatments using peelings, lasers, fillers, and toxins are increasingly being used, successfully substituting or postponing the need for plastic surgeries. Altogether, these techniques not only provide immediate results but also help patients to sustain long-term benefits, both preventing/treating dermatological diseases and maintaining a healthy and youthful skin. Throughout this series, different treatments in cosmetic dermatology will be discussed in detail, covering the use of many pharmacological groups of cosmeceuticals, the new advances in nutraceuticals, and emerging technologies and procedures.

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When I received the invitation from Maria Claudia Issa, M.D., Ph.D., and Bhertha Tamura, M.D., Ph.D., to write one of the chapters of this marvelous book, I was very happy. Later, upon receiving the mission to write the prologue of this book, whose editors, with numerous publications in the international scientific field of cosmetic dermatology, dignify the Brazilian dermatology, left me extremely honored. In this book, some of the leading medical doctors and research scientists from Brazil and from all over the world present their professional experience in the cosmetic dermatology area.

Cosmetic dermatology is constantly evolving. Procedures for rejuvenating the skin are actively sought by people, nowadays. As dermatology grows as a specialty, an increasing proportion of dermatologists will become proficient in the delivery of different procedures. Even those who do not perform cosmetic procedures must be well versed in the details to be able to guide their patients.

Numerous major advances in the field of the cosmetic dermatology area, including botulinum exotoxin, soft tissue augmentation, chemical peels, cutaneous lasers, light sourcebased procedures, and the state of the art of dermatologic and cosmetic prescriptions, have been developed and enhanced by dermatologists and plastic surgeons.

Lasers, lights, and related energies are routinely used in cosmetic dermatology. These are very important tools in the armamentarium of the dermatology. Very interesting results in the treatment of photoaging, rosacea, scars, and stretch marks, among others, can be obtained with these procedures. However, accuracy in its management as well as the knowledge of possible complications and their management are of extreme importance. In this volume, different types of devices are thoroughly discussed.

The series Clinical Approach and Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology offers a wonderful and embracing text. It was a pleasure to contribute in this unique book with so many well-renowned authors.

This work project is a text certainly of inestimable value for those who wish to deepen their knowledge in the field of cosmetic dermatology.

Hoping that you will enjoy learning a lot from this book!

Mnica Manela Azulay, M.D., Ph.D.

Nowadays, life expectation had increased and for a better quality of life, people are looking for beauty, aesthetics, and health. Dermatologists and plastic surgeons who work with cosmetic dermatology can help patients to maintain a healthy and youthful skin. Topical and oral treatments associated with full-face procedures using peelings, lasers, fillers, and toxins are increasingly being used, successfully substituting or postponing the need for plastic surgeries.

This series of book is very special among other ones already published as it encompasses all subjects related to this area of dermatology. All authors are experts in the field of cosmetic dermatology. Literature review and its correlation with authors experience is a differential feature of this work.

This work had been divided into four volumes due to the breadth of the subjects, which cover skin anatomy and histopathology, physiology, patients approaches, common cosmetic dermatosis, topical and oral treatments, and cosmetic procedures.