RT Book, Section
A1 Baumann, Leslie
A2 Baumann, Leslie
A2 Saghari, Sogol
A2 Weisberg, Edmund
SR Print(0)
ID 1172446200
T1 Dry Skin
T2 Cosmetic Dermatology: Principles and Practice, 2e
YR 2009
FD 2009
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071490627
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1172446200
RD 2024/04/20
AB Dry  skin,  also  known  as  xerosis,  can  be  a  congenital  or  acquired  condition.  It  can  be  so  mild  that  it  is  hardly  noticed  or  so  severe  that  it  leads  to  skin  breakdown,  severe  itching,  and  infection.  Mild  dry  skin  is  a  condition  that  affects  many  patients  and  is  often  a  complaint  of  cosmetic  patients  in  particular.  Billions  of  dollars  a  year  are  spent  worldwide  on  moisturizing  skin  care  products.  It  is  important,  therefore,  for  the  cosmetic  dermatologist  and  cosmetic  scientist  to  understand  the  underlying  causes  of  dry  skin  and  how  current  therapies  treat  this  condition.