Acne and Rosacea:Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment
Acne and Rosacea: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment
Acne and rosacea are two incredibly common skin problems that have both a medical and cosmetic impact on the daily lives of millions of people. Much has been written in books and journal articles about the medical treatment of acne and rosacea. Similarly, much has been written in books and journal articles about the cosmetic treatment of acne and rosacea. This book is unique in that it presents an objective look at both the medical and cosmetic treatments of these two skin disorders.
The first four chapters deal with acne and acne scars and the medical and laser/light treatments used to treat
patients with these problems. The next three chapters take the same approach to rosacea. Finally, the last chapter discusses the treatment of sebaceous hyperplasia.
We greatly appreciate the information provided by Professor Anthony Chu of Hammersmith Hospital, London,
UK, on the availability of various therapeutic agents outside of the US.
Acne and Rosacea: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment
1 ACNE VULGARIS – EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Epidemiology
Clinical assessment of acne vulgaris
Pathophysiology of acne vulgaris
2 ACNE VULGARIS – CURRENT MEDICAL THERAPEUTICS
Topical agents
Oral agents
3 LASERS AND SIMILAR DEVICES IN THE TREATMENT OF ACNE VULGARIS
Mid-infrared range lasers
Pulsed-dye lasers
Visible light sources and light-emitting diodes
Photodynamic therapy
Radiofrequency devices
4 TREATMENT OF ACNE SCARS
Classification of acne scars
Surgical options: punch excision, subcision,
punch elevation
Dermaroller
Chemical reconstruction of skin scars (CROSS) technique
Injectables in the treatment of atrophic acne scars
Lasers and laser-like devices: traditional ablative resurfacing
Lasers and laser-like devices: traditional nonablative resurfacing
Lasers and laser-like devices: fractional resurfacing
Treatment of keloid and hypertropic acne scars
5 ROSACEA – EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Epidemiology
Definition of rosacea
Rosacea subtypes
Pathophysiology of rosacea
6 ROSACEA – CURRENT MEDICAL THERAPEUTICS
General considerations
Topical agents
Oral agents
7 LASERS AND SIMILAR DEVICES IN THE TREATMENT OF ROSACEA
General concepts and mechanism of action
Preoperative care
Pulsed-dye lasers
Intense pulsed light sources
KTP and Nd:YAG lasers
Future directions in light-based treatment of rosacea
8 LASERS AND SIMILAR DEVICES IN THE TREATMENT OF SEBACEOUS HYPERPLASIA
Aging of the sebaceous glands and the pathophysiology of sebaceous hyperplasia
Clinical considerations
Lasers and similar technologies in the treatment of sebaceous hyperplasia
