The DERMAdoctor is in and she's here to give an informed, friendly, and practical answer to every skin care question you've ever asked! Written by board-certified dermatologist Audrey Kunin, M.D., The DERMA-doctor Skinstruction Manual is a hands-on, comprehensive guidebook to maintaining healthy, beautiful skin and looking great at any age.
The DERMAdoctor Skinstruction Manual goes beyond any other book on skin care you've ever read. In her trademark warm and witty tone, Dr. Kunin frankly discusses the skin conditions we've all had questions about -- including enlarged pores, rashes, discoloration, and more serious concerns like skin cancer -- and provides straightforward explanations about why and how they affect us all. But Dr. Kunin doesn't just explain the problem, she gives unique and useful advice for preventing skin problems before they happen and repairing or reversing them when they do. From head to toe, this book is your indispensable guide to:
- Glowing, beautiful skin: If you suffer from acne, oily skin, rosacea, or melasma, there are clear-cut steps you can take immediately to repair and rejuvenate your skin for good.
- A fresh and youthful appearance: Chapters on sun damage, stretch marks, cellulite, and more address the clichés we've all heard and the treatments we've all tried and offer innovative, practical, and medically proven solutions that really work!
- Healthy skin, inside and out: Dr. Kunin goes beneath the surface to discuss a wide variety of skin conditions that affect many of us, like hives and eczema, offering expert advice for their treatment and prevention.
Insightful and engaging, this invaluable handbook delivers noticeable results, with real-world answers to your skin care questions, all with a dose of humor and charm. In addition, there is helpful information on product ingredients, cosmetic treatments, and the beauty products that work best for your skin type. Packed with great advice and easy-to-follow instructions, The DERMA-doctor Skinstruction Manual is your companion for a lifetime of beautiful, healthy, and age-defying skin.
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Audrey Kunin, M.D., a skin care authority and board-certified practicing dermatologist with a specialty in nonsurgical cosmetic dermatology. She founded DERMAdoctor.com in 1998; it has become the premier website dedicated to dermatology on the Internet. In response to the skin care concerns of millions of DERMAdoctor.com customers, she created DERMAdoctor Specialist Skin Care, a line of problem-solving skin care solutions. She lives with her husband and two children in the Kansas City area.
Bill Gottlieb, writer and editor specializing in health, is the former editor in chief of Prevention Magazine Books and Rodale Books. He is the author of Alternative Cures and the coauthor of The Calcium Key. He lives in Lake County, California.
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Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
Part I: Your Prescription For Beautiful Skin
ACNE No One Needs to Suffer
ACNE SCARS There Is a Solution
AGE SPOTS It's Never Too Late to Look Younger
CELLULITE Are There Really Any Cures?
CHAPPED LIPS Restore the Moisture, Discover the Cause
COLD SORES Stop or Shorten the Outbreak
CONTACT ALLERGIES Patch Testing: The Key to Control
DANDRUFF Don't Be Snowed
DARK CIRCLES Lighten Up
DISEASE SYMPTOMS Early Warning Signs from Your Skin
DRUG RASHES What You Need to Know
DRY SKIN It's No Surprise: You Should Moisturize
ECZEMA Protect Your Skin, Reclaim Control
ENLARGED PORES AND BLACKHEADS Theory and Practice of Porefection
FEMININE DERMATOLOGY Delicate Subjects, Delicate Skin
HAIR LOSS Stop the Thinning
HIVES Get the Red Out
KERATOSIS PILARIS Say Good-bye to Chicken Skin
LICHEN PLANUS Puzzling -- but Treatable
LYME DISEASE Don't Get Ticked
MELASMA (Mask of Pregnancy) Defeat Discoloration, Resist Recurrences
MOUTH PROBLEMS See Your Dermatologist and Say "Ahhh"
NAIL PROBLEMS AND DISEASES What Your Nails Are Saying About Your Health
OILY SKIN Solve the Problem -- but Don't Go Too Far
PERIORAL DERMATITIS Treat It Right and It's Gone Forever
PITYRIASIS ROSEA Relief for a Little-Known Rash
POISON IVY, OAK, AND SUMAC Don't Let Them Ruin Your Great Outdoors
PREGNANCY AND YOUR SKIN Keeping the Glow
PSORIASIS Many Wonderful Therapies
ROSACEA Addressing All Your Concerns
SCABIES The Family Skin Problem
SHINGLES AND CHICKENPOX Skin Infections for Adult and Child
SKIN CANCER Awareness Is Half the Battle
SPIDER VEINS They're Not Broken -- but They Are Fixable
STRETCH MARKS Color-Coded Treatment
SUN ALLERGY When Ultraviolet Is Ultra-Itchy
SWEATING PROBLEMS No-Sweat Solutions
TINEA VERSICOLOR Coming This Spring...TV
WARTS HPV, Begone
Part II: Beautiful Skin Is Always In
AGING AND YOUR SKIN The Anatomy of a Wrinkle: Cause and Repair
COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY Make an Appointment with Beauty
COSMETICS Deciphering Labels, Understanding Ingredients
HAIR REMOVAL Many Painless Options
MENOPAUSE AND YOUR SKIN There Is Something You Can Do
SKIN REJUVENATION Look Fresh and Healthy Every Day of Your Life
SUNSCREENS AND SUN PROTECTION Made in the Shade
TATTOOS AND PERMANENT MAKEUP The Canvas of You
YOUR SKIN CARE MEDICINE CABINET What to Have on Hand
INDEX