Caring for Your Skin

Total Skin: The Definitive Guide to Whole Skin Care for Life by David J. Leffell, MD Professor of Dermatology and Surgery1

Part I: The Basics

1. Why Skin?

2. Skin Speak

3. "You Know, Doc, I Have This Thing"

4. Skin, Very Close Up

5. Frequent Questions

6. Choosing Your Dermatologist

Part II: Radiance

7. Radiance, Youthfulness, and Beauty

8. Dreams in a Bottle: Caring for Your Skin

9. Skin and the Environment Around Us

10. Healthy Nutrition and Your Skin

11. Alternative Medicine and Natural Therapy

12. "I've Got You Under My Skin": Touch and Skin in Health

Part III: Look Your Best

13. Medical Lasers: What Einstein Didn't Know

14. Hair

15. Nails

16. Liposuction

17. Veins or Vanity: Who Needs Road Maps on Her Legs?

18. Time (and Care) Heals All Wounds

Part IV: Skin Cancer

19. Cancer and Your Skin: What You Must Know, What You Can Do to Protect Yourself

20. Getting Past Denial, or How to Deal with Something You Really Don't Want to Deal With

21. Warning Spots of Cancer and Moles

22. Melanoma

23. Basal Cell Cancer and Squamous Cell Cancer

Part V Common Skin Problems

24. Common Skin Conditions

25. Uninvited Guests: Skin Infections

26. The Acne Family

27. Your Skin Is a Window to Your Health

28. Skin and Pregnancy

Appendixes

Color Atlas of Your Skin

Appendixes 1- 6

1. A Guide to Common Dermatologic Procedures
2. Glossary of Dermatologic Terms
3. Skin Emergencies
4. Selective Guide to Skin Care Products
5. Patient Support and Skin Disease Organizations
6. Further Information on the Web

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¹ Copyright ©2000, David J. Leffell, MD. All rights reserved.