Books and DVD’s By Industry Expert Pamela Hill – Written from a Professional Perspective

The library of any serous aesthetician should include good books and DVDs to use for reference material and as training aids for new hires in the aesthetician business or spa. Among those books and DVDs there should be a large space reserved for the books and DVDs by industry expert Pamela Hill, all written and prepared form a professional perspective. Among these books you will find:  Common Diseases, a Handbook for the Aesthetician. The points made clear in this wonderful volume are that a  skin care specialist, regardless of her area of emphasis should be able identify common skin problems. This book starts at the beginning; understanding skin disorders and diseases and knowing what the role of the aesthetician is within the scope of your license. It is a reference guide, not an in-depth study of the diseases and disorders that are presented. It provides a professional overview including the popular and reader friendly “Top Ten Tips to Take to the Clinic”, to help you to become all that you can be!

Your shelf should also contain Common Drugs, a Handbook for the Aesthetician. Almost daily a clinician will find herself looking at an intake sheet and wondering about the drugs a patient is taking. What are they for? Do they affect the skin? Will they cause a reaction? Skin sensitivity is a concern, but not all aestheticians have access to a PDR and this book will be a quick help for referencing the drugs that a patient is using. Drugs properly used improve quality of life, but reactions need to be avoided. While an aesthetician’s job does not include medication management or disease management it is very important that the aesthetician understand a little bit about diseases and the drugs that improve the quality of life of the client. The more the clinician knows about her client the easier it is to manage their skin care.  

These are just a few of the books available by Pamela Hill, known internationally as an expert in skin care and the aesthetician business, and a pioneer in medical spas. Additionally she has many DVDs available to assist an aesthetician in improving professional skills in order to better serve clients and overall become a more skilled aesthetician. Checking out the books and DVDs available and gaining the knowledge they contain will make you a better practitioner of your craft.