Differences in Perceptions of Beauty and Cosmetic Procedures Performed in Ethnic Patients

Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-129

  Talakoub, Lily ^a   Wesley, Naissan O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SkinCare Physicians of Chestnut Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; COSMETIC; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; FILLER; GLYCOLIC ACID; HYDROQUINONE; JESSNER SOLUTION; RETINOIC ACID; SALICYLIC ACID; SUNSCREEN; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGING; ASIAN; BODY IMAGE; CHLOASMA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ESTHETIC SURGERY; ESTHETICS; ETHNICITY; FACIES; GLOGAU CLASSIFICATION; HAIR TRANSPLANTATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LANCER ETHNICITY SCALE; LASER; LIGHT DAMAGE; PHOTOAGING; RACE DIFFERENCE; RATING SCALE; REJUVENATION; REVIEW; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN STRUCTURE; WOODS LIGHT EXAMINATION;

ASIAN AMERICANS; BEAUTY; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; CULTURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; LASERS; MELANOSOMES; SKIN AGING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650085146     PISSN: 10855629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sder.2009.05.001     Document Type: Review

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