Dermatology Books

Drs Holick and Rendon provide a must read for anyone with this aliment. Dr Rendon's plethora of knowledge on this subject is refreshing.

IN MY OPINION: As the mother of a child who suffers greatly from eczema, and who has read a ton on the subject, this book is not worth the paper it is written on. It throws out a few facts and figures about p and e, but probably not more than an actual sufferer would already know. In my opinion, the primary objective of this book was to promote a product called EXOREX, which I also believe (in my opinion) is not worth the cost of the container it is sold in.

Exorex is explained in the book to contain the essential fatty acids originally derived from bannana and the active ingredient 1% coal tar, and supposedly has a better skin penetrating formula and smell than regular coal tar.

Coal tar alone has been used for years for the treatment of these conditions, and some would question the safety of this type of use. I would question the safety of coal tar being more deeply absorbed by the body in this supposed new formulation. Also, 1% coal tar can be obtained in its own form a heck of a lot cheaper, and without the expense of buying this book that plays on the desperation of the poor folk who suffer from these conditions.

Finally, eczema and psoraisis, while both affecting the skin, are two completely separate and distinct conditions, and don't really seem to me to need to be discussed in one book.

For eczema, I would recommend a book by Dr. Atherton called, Eczema in Childhood - The Facts...good for children and adults alike.

The expensive books have been sent without bolstering in a box too big for them. That issue produced damage to the edges of the books.
Annoying .....

An OK book which covers lots of procedures, however one could NEVER get a thorough understanding of any of the procedures by reading this book. Each complex operation is way oversimplified into 4-5 basic drawings. An atlas should be a thorough description of a procedure, complete with pearls, indications, pre-op/post-op guidelines, and a thorough description with comprehensive drawings of the operative steps- this doesn't even come close.

I buyed this book wishing for advices on a skin disease I have. I am no a physician, and I found little use on the text. Its too much technical.
Maybe its valuable for somebody with a medicine degree.

While the information contained in the book is very helpful, getting to the information itself is another story. For example, I looked up "bump"--nothing; "red patch"--nothing, nothing under "red" and nothing under "patch." I wish they would have done a better job cross-referencing their index to make it easier to find what you need.

Dr Walker's book is about the usage of a certain product to stop hair loss. I was expecting more objective information; sometimes it looks more like publicity than a scientific review of hair loss treatments. Anyway, I rate it 3 stars because there are good chapters about what hair is, its phases, and nutrition advice. Compared to "The Bald Truth" by Spencer David Kobren, "Bald No More" comes second.

I didn't think this book was very helpful. It was published in 1998 so the information is pretty old. As most people acknowledge, I would have to rate author Daniel Lawrence's "Ultimate Hair Loss Guide" as the best book you can presently buy concerning hair loss information.

Being a long time sufferer of psoriasis I can say that this book didn't tell me anything I didn't know already. But then again I have battled and won for the last 16 years of my life. And if many of the suferers out there are as jaded as I am, then we all know whats best and thats that.

There are many people out there that, I think, would benifit from the information provided in this book. Namely children or teenagers living in a family where they are the only sufferers. It can be hard if no one around you knows whats going on with the condition. This book provides enough information to help educate the families and sufferers as to whats going on and good treatment alternatives. There are some interesting sections devoted to stress and diet and UVB that would be a great starting point for many afflicted recently or those looking for a good starting point for there children.

I was underwhelmed. It's a fairly general treatise, and printed on low contrast paper, so it's difficult reading. The National Psoriasis group provides the same information for free. For a fresh look, try someone like Pagano.

This book disappointed me.The pictures were not worth publishing because you can barely make them out.They are all black and white and look as though they were photocopied from a very bad copier. The text however was not bad if you are new Esthetics and want to know just how much science has to do with the profession.

Outdated and poorly written, I found this book to be a big disappointment. Many topics relating to the professional esthetician were not thoroughly covered or were not covered at all. In many instances, the author was incorrect in the scientific aspects of the book. Many things were not fully explained. It seemed as if the author wrote the bare minimum in order to complete a book. The only skin care discussed was a facial. This is a basic skill taught in cosmetology school. Check out Milady's Standard Textbook for Professional Estheticians instead. I found it to be a much better text.

I was shocked by the poor quality of the photographs (both gross and microscopic). They are pixilated, and the colors are bad. I have the the big Lever's, and I think I will stick to it.

If I understand you right, a scar is a "catastrophe" whereas cancer itself or surgical treatment of cancer is somehow less "catastrophic"? Does this make sense to you?

Anyone who reads my book will discover that there are skillful and reckless ways to use cancer salves, but dismissing something because of scarring seems a bit overzealous. Haven't you seen surgery scars.

I haven't read this article, but the headlines are just too sensational.

As a 4th year student looking for case studies to enhance a dermatology clerkship, this was not the ideal choice. Case photos were sharp and clear and citations were included with each case. However, the cases were mostly rare and unusual, a book of zebras aimed more for the aspiring dermatologist reviewing for specialty boards I suppose. Not the choice for primary care dermatology.

The very best parts of the book are the glossary and the appendices. The rest is a bunch of information put together in the most sloppy way I have ever seen. In the unlikely event that an editor actually did go through the book before publishing - he or she ought to be fired.

The text is, as far as I can see, a lot of print-outs from a spreadsheet, collected in overall categories and given a spiral back. Then sold at $150 !!!

The information is given in a list-format, with a keyword and the appropriate factors of relevance for a given section
For example: On page 8, section "chemical compounds", dynamite is listed, as an explosive, not a chemical warfare agent, and as a secondary explosive.

So far, so good - but the very same information is repeated in the next 13 lines in the very same table (?!?).

There are numerous examples of such duplicate information, which all in all becomes very tiresome.

The format is a good idea, sections with overall topics, "compounds" "pyrotechnics" and so on, and then a keyword based 'look it up' list of basic information.

So in the end two stars: One for the format, and one for the appendices.