title: Cosmetic procedures in skin of color.
abstract: An increasing proportion of patients undergoing aesthetic procedures are individuals with skin of color (Fitzpatrick skin types IV-VI). Racial or ethnic differences exist in perceptions of beauty, the prevalence of specific cosmetic concerns, as well as optimal approaches to treatment. Most important, is the need to avoid treatment-associated pigmentary alterations and keloid scarring, of which there is a greater risk in patients with skin of color. Here we review leading esthetic concerns in the darker skinned patient and discuss approaches to treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, and Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Alexis
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D002615:Chemexfoliation; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects; D003469:Culture; D004954:Esthetics; D006204:Hair Removal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000628:therapy; D007627:Keloid / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015595:Skin Aging; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D000091762:Ethnic and Racial Minorities