Aesthetics Exposed · Mastering Skin Care in a Medical Setting and Beyond

Medical aesthetics is the wave of the future in the beauty industry. That future is now! Cosmetic light and lasers, microdermabrasion, to name a few are more affordable and offer dramatic, visible results in a short time. There is no time like the present to do your homework on the opportunities in the world of medical aesthetics. Aesthetics Exposed: Mastering Skin Care in a Medical Setting and Beyond! is your first step.

It is the physician's job to treat patients' skin and the job of the esthetician to maintain or manage it. This book identifies the esthetician's role in a clinical setting such as what cosmetic treatments are offered, expectations of pre- and post-operative care and selling skin care products.

Aesthetics Exposed: Mastering Skin Care in a Medical Setting and Beyond, an expansion and reinvention of Terri A. Wojak’s popular Mastering Medical Aesthetics, explains the details and methodologies employed in the service of aesthetic assistance in a medical environment. For the esthetician and medical professional alike, this book emphasizes a working philosophy that aesthetic treatment should benefit the mental and emotional well-being of the patient/client, along with healing the body.

In eight well-organized sections comprising 32 chapters, Wojak discusses topics that include:

The legalities of aesthetics in a medical setting

Skin condition analysis

Common skin conditions such as acne, rosacea, hyperpigmentation

Chemical Exfoliations, microdermabrasion, dermaplaning and micro-needling

Laser resurfacing and light physics

Soft tissue fillers, neurotoxins

Microneedling and Microcurrent

Devices: from tightening to rejuvenation

Tools for client retention

And more

Aesthetics Exposed: Mastering Skin Care in a Medical Setting and Beyond: is more than a resource. It is packed with treatments, therapies, business and innovative skin rejuvenation techniques.