Skin Deep: More Than 1,100 Concise Entries about Skin Care, Disorders, Treatments, and Health
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (936 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0816064040 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 459 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Almost every entry has been revised and updated to include the latest information on the cause and treatments of certain diseases and conditions. Providing essential information on this topic, this book addresses every aspect of the skin - the body's largest organ - including vital matters related to skin care, skin disease, and treatments. Also included is the latest information on skin medications, vaccines, aging issues, sun exposure, and more. Over the years, skin care has become increasingly important to the mainstream, especially with t
Like it but don't love it. I thought it was the same book I had once before by the same author, but it's not. It doesn't have as much detail and information on conditions as the book I had, and it's more like an encyclopedia. However, I like it fairly well - but I don't love it.. "skin deep indeed" according to Voracious Reader. This book added nothing to my understanding of how to treat my skin concerns: it was, in fact, really just a dictionary of skin conditions and treatments with none of the opinion or ideas needed to facilitate medical or cosmetic understanding or decisions.
There certainly is enough updated information to warrant libraries replacing the first edition (called Skin Deep: An A-Z Encyclopedia of Skin Disorders, 1996).The few images are clear black-and-white drawings. All rights reserved. Readers will use this work as an initial source for information regarding such topics as the possible risks of suicide associated with the use of certain acne medication or the treatment of varicose veins with endovascular lasers.More than 1,100 cross-referenced entries range in length from the single line devoted to Tumbu fly bites to multiple pages, such as the entry for Burns. Most seem to be in the two- to five-paragraph range. From Booklist This is the book to turn to to find out why one shouldn't wear