Diverse skin types call for modified aesthetic treatments

From: Dermatology Times | Date: August 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Options can be offered to the growing number of patients with darker skin types

HOUSTON - The face of the aesthetic patient is changing, and cosmetic dermatologists must be able to offer these patients aesthetic options, said Brooke A. Jackson, M.D.

According to the 1990 census, 30 percent to 35 percent of the United States population is nonwhite. These groups are growing at rates of two to 18 times faster than the white population, and by the year 2056, more than half the U.S. population will be of non-European descent.

Dr. Jackson, a Mohs' fellow in Houston who completed a laser surgery ...

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