Pamela Hill Books
Pamela Hill, a leader in Medical Aesthetics believes in teaching what she preaches. If you want to take your career to the next level, and learn the inside techniques and tips of the true professional aesthetics clinician, check out the following publications:
Common Diseases: a handbook for the Aesthetician
A skin care specialist, regardless of their chosen area of emphasis should be able identify common skin problems. As skin care specialists our responsibility is to the overall well being of our patient or client. So, instead of guessing, this book starts at the beginning; understanding skin disorders and diseases and knowing what your role is within the scope of your license. This book has been written as a reference guide, not an in-depth study of the diseases and disorders that are presented. As you become more skilled and experienced further study of the individual diseases will be appropriate. In fact, certain disorders or diseases will seem short in their presentation, such as acne, knowing that other in-depth text will provide detailed information. In the meantime, use this book is to help you with the basics; a quick reference tool.
The chapters are organized, with essential, must have information. To this effect, general knowledge such as anatomy and physiology is expanded and insightful hints and recommendations allow you to optimize your knowledge. Each chapter has questions to test your knowledge and the “Top Ten Tips to Take to the Clinic”, to help you to become all that you can be!
Common Drugs: A handbook for the Aesthetician
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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 the products used for a treatment cause a reaction? Does the drug cause skin sensitivity? These questions and more should give a good clinician pause and send her to look up the drug. But that is easier said than done. Not all facilities have a PDR (physician’s desk reference) and often all of the information contained in a book like the PDR is confusing and difficult to disseminate. This book will help the aesthetician quickly reference the drug(s) that a patient is taking. Diseases and the drugs that improve life can easily have an effect on the skin. And while an aesthetician’s job does not include medication management or disease management it is important to understand a little bit about diseases and the drugs that improve the quality of a patient’s life. The more the clinician knows about her client the easier it is to manage their skin care.
Botox, Dermal Fillers and Sclerotherapy
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In the spa and medical spa environment, there are a host of treatments that are available to assist patients in achieving their goals of a more youthful appearance. None of these procedures have a proven track record for success like injectable treatments. They meet our societal criteria of a ‘non-surgical immediate gratification treatments’. Nothing is quite like a dermal filler or Botox treatment for the patient seeking instantaneous improvement. Injectable fillers have become the fastest growing treatment segment in the medical spa over the last five years. The industry has gone from a single dimension product; Bovine Collagen to a multi-dimensional sector that include hyaluronic acids, calcium hydroxy apatite and L-poly lactic acid, to mention a few. There are now over 10 injectable fillers to choose fillers from to treat a patient’s lines, wrinkles or folds.
Until now the aesthetician’s resources on this subject matter have been limited to lay press articles, hit and miss articles found in trade magazines and the occasional trade show presentation. Both the aspiring aesthetician and the established aesthetician will be faced with questions on this subject matter at some point. Common questions asked by patients involve will the treatment, such as will it hurt? Will the product work for my lines and wrinkles? How long will the product last? What is the product made from? Is it safe for me? While state laws prohibit an aesthetician from performing the actual injections, it is in their best interest to be well schooled in these procedures so they will be prepared to accurately answer the questions that are posed to them.
This is not a cookbook, or a how-to guide for injectables. Rather, it is an answer for more information on this subject. The chapters are organized, one on top of the other with essential, must have information on injectable treatments. To this effect, general knowledge is expanded upon, and insightful hints and recommendations allow you to optimize your knowledge which will insure your success. Each chapter has questions and the “Top Ten Tips to Take to the Clinic” common to this series to assist you well beyond your training, and give you the knowledge that is helpful well beyond the classroom.
Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology can be a difficult feat to master and working with doctors and nurses can be an intimidating experience without knowledge of the terminology. Because aestheticians are becoming more common in medical offices and medical spas, it becomes increasingly important for them to have a working knowledge of the medical terminology for the context in which they will be working. There are several key features that separate this book from the others. First and foremost, this book was written especially for the future aesthetician, emphasizing the terms that they will most often encounter on the job.
The book is structured in a manner which is conducive to learning. We have chosen to begin with root words, and we give them ample consideration. From there, it’s onto prefixes and suffixes. Each chapter is heavy with exercises, answer key to study from, and Top Ten Tips to Take to the Clinic highlight the key points that every aesthetician should know and remember.
Finally, this book has a handy pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical handbook, for quick reference of common medications, devices, and agents common to the medical spa environment.
Microdermabrasion
This clinical handbook for microdermabrasion is the answer to those who seek more information. The chapters are organized, one on top of the other with essential, must have information on microdermabrasion. To this effect, general knowledge is expanded upon, and insightful hints and recommendations allow you to optimize your knowledge and achieve the optimal, replicable results which will insure your success. Each chapter has questions and “Top Ten Tips to Take to the Clinic” which will help you well beyond your training, and give you the knowledge that is helpful well beyond the classroom. Also, you will see several case studies of our patients how we selected them, what we accomplished and how their result evolved. The book was developed to help you learn the basics of microdermabrasion while adding information that will allow you, the clinician, to develop, refine and redefine your microdermabrasion skills.
Optimal Outcomes
A skilled and knowledgeable clinician can give an excellent treatment, provide an unusually good result and still have an unhappy patient. Why? There is so much more to providing a treatment than just the process that happens in the clinic room. Until now, there has been little valuable information to the clinical aesthetician and cosmetic nurse about the concepts of medical spa treatment plans, the importance of patient education and the relationship that follows. First-rate, curious clinicians (aesthetician or nurse) can never get enough information. They are always looking for more information, improved technology to provide advanced results, a new book and more and more! While these questions are obvious signs of a good clinician, they are wrought with peril since unbiased information isn’t always available.
This book is intended for those who are studying to become first rate clinicians, as well as the clinicians who thirst for more information, expanding on what they already know. That said, this text is written to expand on the basic knowledge of aesthetician training, and take it from a conceptual level, to the practical level.
Understanding yourself, the interactions of a team as well as, the personalities and motivations of a patient are all important in the final analysis of outcome. This reference text begins with chapters on the self and team, then expands this knowledge to the patient relationship and creating positive outcomes. To this effect, general knowledge is expanded upon, and insightful hints and recommendations allow you to optimize your knowledge and achieve the optimal, replicable results which will insure your success. Each chapter has questions and “Top Ten Tips to Take to the Clinic” which will help you well beyond your training, and give you the knowledge that is helpful well beyond the classroom.
Peels and Peeling Agents
A skilled and knowledgeable clinician who understands and feels comfortable providing chemical peels can achieve a substantial result for the patient. But, unlike microdermabrasion, chemical peels can carry a greater risk of complications and potential scarring. Until now, there has been little valuable information to the clinical aesthetician and cosmetic nurse about the concepts of peeling and the normal healing that follows.
Chemical peeling has developed into one of the most popular procedures in the skin care industry, but great variation exists in the results, peel solutions and post care processes. Research exists that shows remarkable results in the improvement of both the epidermis and the dermis. However, chemical peeling is technique dependent and success depends on decreasing the variables and the ability to teach your patient all the tricks of the trade. This book takes modern research, facts, and opinions, and shapes them into a start-to-finish model. It has one fundamental intent: ideal results for the clinician, and the patient alike.
To this effect, general knowledge is expanded upon, and insightful hints and recommendations allow you to optimize your knowledge and achieve the optimal, replicable results which will insure your success. Each chapter has questions and “Top Ten Tips to Take to the Clinic” which will help you well beyond your training, and give you the knowledge that is helpful well beyond the classroom. Each specific peel chapter is dedicated to the process from beginning to end. The book was developed to help you learn the basics of chemical peeling while adding information that will allow you, the clinician to develop, refine and redefine your skills.
Advanced Face and Body Treatments for the Spa
Advanced Face and Body Treatments for the Spa, one of twelve titles in Milady’s Aesthetician Series, covers the wide range of advanced treatments that help clients to relax and rejuvenate. The book begins with in-depth coverage of the anatomy and physiology of the skin, as well as the muscular and cardiovascular systems. Subsequent chapters build on familiar treatments, such as facials, and focus on advanced topics such as lymphatic drainage and body treatments. This book concludes with two valuable chapters on marketing your spa and understanding the business of spa treatments. It is a complete guide for providing the most imaginative and cutting edge spa treatments.
Coming Soon
1. Plastic Surgery: The Aesthetician’s Role
2. Lights and Lasers
3. Building a Medi-spa business
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