TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Bioengineering of the Skin A1 - Baumann, Leslie A1 - Castanedo-Tardan, Mari Paz A2 - Baumann, Leslie A2 - Saghari, Sogol A2 - Weisberg, Edmund PY - 2009 T2 - Cosmetic Dermatology: Principles and Practice, 2e AB - Bioengineering of the skin is a scientific discipline devoted to developing standardized methodologies to measure skin findings in a scientific manner. The International Society for Bioengineering of the Skin has its own journal and there are multiple books published on these methods. It is vital to understand these methodologies in order to effectively evaluate the scientific merit of studies in the dermatology literature. These measurements allow the cosmetic dermatologist to evaluate the efficacy of particular treatments and to objectively measure treatment outcomes. These tests are a necessary addition to cosmetic dermatology clinical trials and they aid cosmetic dermatologists in their pursuit of practicing evidence-based medicine in a cosmetic setting. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1172448424 ER -