Advanced Skin Analysis

Advanced Skin Analysis is the book for the skin treatment practitioner of the new millennium, taking them on a journey of discovery and revision of their chosen profession. With a complete update of the anatomy & physiology of the skin, Advanced Skin Analysis shares the relevant discoveries about the skin over the past decade and presents them in an easy to understand, informative manner that links structure and function to various skin conditions. The core of the book describes the importance of determining the cause of the many skin conditions prevalent in contemporary society and why simply treating the symptoms will not provide long-term results. The book shows how the correct Identification and addressing of the causes in priority order is the only truly professional solution. Using diagnostic indicator references with colour photographs, skin treatment therapists and practitioners can quickly and accurately diagnose a variety of contemporary skin conditions with confidence. Subsequent treatments will be more effective than ever before, as prevailing conditions will be identified and treated in priority order. Rich, diagrammatic illustrations and colour photographs populate this groundbreaking book with over 220 pages written specifically for skin treatment therapists and practitioners who want to take their careers to the next level of professionalism.

New Zealand born Florence Barrett-Hill is an internationally acclaimed independent dermal scientist, aesthetic technical educator, practitioner, researcher, and author with a vast experience covering all aspects of professional aesthetic therapy and paramedical skin care. Florence holds over a dozen diplomas and international qualifications covering every aspect of modern skin treatment therapy, and is well respected by her industry peers for her 30+ years of knowledge she loves to share. Florence's internationally respected "Advanced Skin Analysis" training program is a breakthrough post-graduate curriculum launched in 1994, and was the first to recognise and teach the importance of linking skin structure and function to skin condition. It is the core of this training program that has provided the content for the book of the same name, first published in 2004. Many leading icons in professional skin care recognise Florence as one of the few people uniquely capable to take beauty therapy and aesthetics in to the realms of scientific skin care, with her expertise sought by organisations internationally. Many graduates and peers truly believe she provides the most informative and effective schooling for skin treatment practitioners and beauty therapists in the world.