RT Book, Section A1 Burgess, Cheryl M. A2 Alam, Murad A2 Bhatia, Ashish C. A2 Kundu, Roopal V. A2 Yoo, Simon S. A2 Chan, Henry Hin-Lee SR Print(0) ID 1175119670 T1 Special Considerations in African American Skin T2 Cosmetic Dermatology for Skin of Color YR 2009 FD 2009 PB McGraw Hill Medical PP New York, NY SN 9780071487764 LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175119670 RD 2024/10/11 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.