TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Special Considerations in African American Skin A1 - Burgess, Cheryl M. A2 - Alam, Murad A2 - Bhatia, Ashish C. A2 - Kundu, Roopal V. A2 - Yoo, Simon S. A2 - Chan, Henry Hin-Lee PY - 2009 T2 - Cosmetic Dermatology for Skin of Color AB - People of color are increasingly seeking out products and procedures to fight the effects of aging, including surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures. In fact, a survey by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) found that cosmetic procedures performed on racial and ethnic minorities represented 22% of the 11.5 million surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures performed in the United States in 2006.1 According to the survey, this market segment consisted of Hispanics (10%), African Americans (6%), Asians (5%), and other non-Caucasian individuals (1%). In addition, racial and ethnic minorities had a 2% increase in cosmetic procedures from 2005 and are among the fastest growing segment of the cosmetic procedures market. Consequently, a thorough understanding of the aging process in ethnic skin and nonsurgical treatment options for patients of color is required of dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons who will treat these patients. SN - PB - McGraw Hill Medical CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/03 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175119670 ER -