This comprehensive reference on aging skin covers current knowledge plus recent advances in the scientific, medical and technical understanding of the aging phenomenon. Topics range from basic sciences and biometrics to consumer and marketing information.
This comprehensive ‘Major Reference Book’ compiles all current and latest information on aging skin in a two-volume set. Highly structured with a reader-friendly format, it covers a wide range of areas such as basic sciences, the different diseases and conditions which occur with aging (from malignant to non-malignant), the latest techniques and methods being used such as bioengineering methods and biometrics as well as toxicological and safety considerations for the elderly population. It also illustrates the global consumers’ sociological and psychological implications, ethnicity and gender differences and includes marketing considerations for this elderly group. This unique and comprehensive guide will become the main reference textbook on this topic.
Offers a complete and comprehensive coverage of the "aging skin" topic in one single reference book
Is intended to be used as the "single and complete" reference in dermatology, geriatrics and/or gerontology fields
This up-to-date reference book includes the most recent advances in scientific, medical and technical understanding of the "aging" phenomenon
All authors are global "experts and thought leaders" in the field
Aimed at dermatologists, physicians, and the broad spectrum of researchers interested in the topic of aging skin, Textbook of Aging Skin is a two-volume, comprehensive reference offering all current information in the field, including the most recent advances in the scientific, medical and technical understanding of the "aging" phenomenon. It covers a vast array of topics, including basic sciences, the different malignant and non-malignant diseases that occur with aging, toxicological and safety considerations of the elderly, and the latest techniques used in the field, such as bioengineering methods and biometrics. It illustrates the sociological and psychological implications of consumers across the globe, accounting for ethnicity and gender differences, and it even details marketing considerations for the elderly. It includes 350 color illustrations.
Miranda A. Farage
biomarkers biometrics metabolism toxicological considerations
Aus den Rezensionen:
“... Wer sich Zeit für das Buch nimmt, wird mit einem breiten Hintergrundwissen über Hautalterung belohnt. ... Zusammenfassung macht das Buch zu einem wertvollen Nachschlagewerk. … ein sehr umfangreiches Werk … das sich durch eine vielfältige Herangehensweise an das Thema auszeichnet …“ (Isabella Fried, in: JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 2011, Vol. 9, Issue 2, S. 170)
“... Der Band erfüllt alle Ansprüche an eine wissenschaftliche Darstellung und ist umfassend. Ein solches Buch ist wichtig. Verschiedene Fachgruppen die in der Anti-Aging-Medizin tätig sind, werden es lesen, nicht nur ... Dermatologen. ... es werde viele sein, da die Altershaut ein klinisch relevantes Thema ist, bei dem es nicht nur um, sich wohlfühlen, sondern auch um Gesundheit geht.“ (C Bayerl Wiesbaden, in: Aktuelle Dermatologie, April/2011, S. 138)