Heritage is Important in Skin of Color Dermatology and Cosmetic Treatment

Heritage in color dermatology and cosmetic treatment

For decades, doctors have faced common challenges when treating skin of color patients for cutaneous diseases and conditions that affect skin health, texture, and tone. One problem is that doctors fail to recognize the role that heritage plays in skin disease. Skin of Color is not just about people of African descent. Yet, treatment for skin disease and conditions remained was a one-size-fits-all application; that is, until now.

Positive Change for Positive Effects

Changes in how doctors treat skin of color patients begin by recognizing that there are differences. The world of humans is no longer homogenous it is a complex mix of heritages. That means that doctors who recognize the differences in heritable factors can take into account mixtures of ethnicity and develop the best treatment for unique people. By being cognitive of heritage, doctors can aim to choose products, therapies, and procedures that produce better results with fewer complications.

People with Skin of Color:

Often have skin conditions and diseases that present symptoms that are not textbook perfect.
Present different medical challenges when treating skin conditions and disease.
Come from a wide variety of heritages
Need to be sure to bring up their heritage with their doctor because different heritages contain different inherited risks for certain diseases including cancer.
Are not always easy to recognize by sight.
Include African, Asian, Hispanic and even Caucasia skin tones.

Bimatoprost for Repigmentation

Bimatoprost is a newer treatment used for repigmentation and showing promise for patients who have skin of color who suffer from vitiligo lesions. These splotches of discoloration have a profound psychological effect on people who have vitiligo lesions. A study, which appeared in the African Journal of Psychiatry in 2009, found that Vitiligo lesions have a ranged effect on people who suffer from them. The range extended from mild embarrassment to significant loss of self-confidence and included deep social anxiety.

Tests and Results

After generations of suffering, this potential new treatment is being accepted as a potential life changing treatment. Those patients who respond well to treatment may see a full repigmentation. In a study by Dr. Tarun Narang showed that out of a test population of ten people, 3 showed 100 percent repigmentation after four months of treatment. Three additional patients showed repigmentation between 75-99 percent. One patient showed improvement in the range of 50-75 percent. What Dr. Tarun Narang’s study shows is that results vary from one individual to the next, but that seven out of ten people show improvement with treatment.

P. Alexander Ataii M.D. understands how important heritage is when treating skin of color patients. He is recognized as a Vitals Top 10 Doctor in California. There is a whole range of treatments from chemical peels, photo rejuvenation and laser treatments that can help people with skin of color show off beautiful skin. The trick is to find a doctor who understands you and your unique skin.

New treatment for skin of color begins with understanding the unique properties of each patients skin. P. Alexander Ataii M.D. understand skin of color and helps to find the best treatment for your unique situation.

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Meet Dr. Ataii

Medical Director of Laser Cliniqúe

P. Alexander Ataii M.D. is the Medical Director and Founder of Laser Cliniqúe in San Diego. He is a skilled skin care specialist who focuses on all aspects of the skin both diagnostic and cosmetic.

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PRACTICE POLICY UPDATE REGARDING COVID-19

Coronavirus (Covid-19) Update

Updated March 17th, 2020

After serious consideration and in line with the recommendations of our State and Centers for Disease Control (CDC), we are closing the practice until April 13th, 2020.

Your health and well-being is our primary concern and we want to do our part to make sure that you are protected.

Effective immediately the following will occur:

All procedures and in-person consultations will be suspended until March 30th.

The office will be closed but we will see our urgent follow-ups.

We are instituting Virtual Consultations for all potential patients.

No patient will ever have any financial recourse for rescheduling their procedures.

We are constantly updating our services and staffing according to the local and national recommendations and will always place your health and well-being as our top priority.

We continue to exercise all the latest recommendations that are handed down by the CDC. These include:

Staff have been fully informed and trained to understand the disease process and its modes of transmission.

All staff, vendors and ancillary personnel are being asked to refrain from coming to this office if they have any signs or symptoms of a cold or an upper respiratory tract infection.

Every patient is also being asked to refrain from coming to the office if they have any symptoms.

We are asking our patients about any pertinent travel history.

Hand-washing continues to be the most important mode of prevention. Although it is a part of what we constantly do, now we are doing so with heightened vigilance and attention.

We have instituted a “no handshakes no hug” policy for now.

We have asked all vendors that any unnecessary meetings are canceled until further notice.

Any exit and entrance from our office are followed by a protocol of changing shoes, scrubs and sanitization.

As we are an accredited medical facility, we are constantly sanitizing all surfaces. We have now vamped that up and our routine, multiple times a day, wiping down all surfaces, desks, door handles, keyboards and restroom facilities. We have assigned a person that does so on a constant basis.

Although Covid-19 is a serious issue, we strongly believe that it will pass and hopefully make our infrastructure and our ability to deal with pandemics in this Country even better than it currently is. We are monitoring this situation on a real-time basis and will not sit back until we know that we have done everything possible to avoid unnecessary exposure.

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