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Unit One General Introduction of Beauty
Lesson One
Text A Societal Standards of Beauty
Text B Ethical Challenges in Surgery as Narrated by Practicing Surgeons
Lesson Two
Text A Beauty and Society
Text B The History of Cosmetic Surgery
Unit Two Psychology of Cosmetic Medicine
Lesson Three
Text A The Cases of BDD
Text B Social,Psychological and Psychiatric Aspects of Cosmetic Use
Lesson Four
Text A Painful Obsessions
Text B Psychosocial Issues and Their Relevance to Cosmetic Surgery Patient
Unit Three Technology of Cosmetic Medical Care
Lesson Five
Text A Liposuction(Ⅰ)
Text B Liposuction(Ⅱ)
Lesson Six
Text A Autologous Fat Transplantation
Text B Noninvasive Assessment Techniques in Cosmetology:Measurementof Blood Flow in the utaneous Microvasculature
Lesson Seven
Text A Dermabrasion
Text B Is Tumescent Liposuction Safe
Unit Four Cosmetics
Lesson Eight
Text A Skincare Products for Normal, Dry and Greasy Skin
Text B Moisturizing Agents and Perfumes
Lesson Nine
Text A Main Finished Products: Moisturizing and Cleansing Creams
Text B Sunscreens
Lesson Ten
Text A Hair Care
Text B Hand and Body Lotions
Unit Five Cosmetic Dermatology
Lesson Eleven
Text A Skin Aging
Text B Dandruff and Seborrheic Dermatitis
Lesson Twe lve
Text A Sensitive Skin
Text B Cosmetic Dermatology in Children
Unit Six Cosmeceuticals
Lesson Thirteen
Text A Antioxidants
Text B Botulinum Toxin
Lesson Fourteen
Text A Percutaneous Penetration and Diffusion of Cosmetic Ingredients: Implications for Safety and Efficacy
Text B Side-effects and Social Aspects of Cosmetology: Adverse Cosmetic Reactions
Unit SevenCosmetic Surgery
Lesson Fifteen
Text A Photoaging: Mechanisms, Consequences and Prevention
Text B Chemical Peels
Lesson Sixteen
Text A Evaluation of the Aging Face
Text B The Treatment of Keloids
Unit Eight Lasers in Cosmetology
Lesson Seventeen
Text A Lasers in Skin Resurfacing
Text B Laser Hair Removal
Lesson Eighteen
Text A Lasers in the Treatment of Vascular Lesions
Text B Lasers in the Treatment of Pigmented Lesions
Unit Nine Anesthesia for Aesthetic Surgery
Lesson Nineteen
Text A Officebased Sedation and Monitoring
Text B Procedural Techniques of Regional Anesthesia(Ⅰ)
Lesson Twenty
Text A Regional Anesthesia for Aesthetic Surgery
Text B Procedural Techniques of Regional Anesthesia(Ⅱ)
Unit Ten Cosmetic Dentistry
Lesson Twenty-One
Text A Artistic and Scientific Principles Applied to Aesthetic Dentistry
Text B Replacement of Deficient Crowns
Lesson Twenty-Two
Text A Establishing an Aesthetic Gingival Appearance
Text B Tissue Management for the Maxillary Anterior Region
Appendices
Appendix Ⅰ Declaration of Aesthetic Medical Ethics
Appendix Ⅱ Organizations and Journals of Aesthetic Medicine
Appendix Ⅲ Disciplinary Terms of Aesthetic Medicine