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Gaining and Retaining Patients with Skin of Colour

By Dija Ayodele / 06 Apr 2019

Aesthetician and specialist website founder Dija Ayodele discusses why it can be difficult to attract darker skin-toned patients and how to overcome these challenges to secure long-term patient loyalty.

Special Feature: Dermatologic Concerns in Skin of Colour

By Allie Anderson / 04 Jan 2019

Journalist Allie Anderson explores common conditions that affect patients with skin of colour and how they can be treated

News Special: Treating Skin of Colour

By Chloé Gronow / 16 Feb 2018

Aesthetics investigates the challenges patients with higher Fitzpatrick skin types face in finding a suitable practitioner and explores how this can be improved

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  Skin Types and the Sun

  By Kat Cooke

  Aesthetics speaks to practitioners about how best to treat pigmentation caused by UV exposure in the different Fitzpatrick skin types

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  Special Feature: Lasers and lights

  By Allie Anderson

  Allie Anderson speaks to practitioners about the various modes and functions of light-based treatments that are routinely used for a number of aesthetic indications

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  On the Scene: Black Skin Directory Acne 101, London

  On June 6, the online resource for patients with skin of colour, Black Skin Directory (BSD) hosted a patient-focused event at the Health & Aesthetic Clinic in London.

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  Study suggests superior facial bone ageing in black individuals

  A study published in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery suggests that facial bones in black adults maintain higher mineral density as they age than other races, resulting in fewer changes to other facial structures.

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