Lesson 1How findings guide management decisions: matching signs to medical vs aesthetic priorities and staging treatmentThis part shows how to turn what you find on the skin into step-by-step care, telling apart urgent health needs from beauty aims, putting safety first, and ordering treatments to get the best results, less downtime, and lasting good skin.
Separating medical and aesthetic prioritiesIdentifying red flags needing referralStaging acute, corrective, and maintenance careBalancing efficacy, downtime, and riskAdapting plans to evolving clinical responseLesson 2Targeted symptom review: acne history, flare triggers, atopic background, photosensitivityThis part explains focused questions about pimples, skin allergies, and light sensitivity, helping you spot what starts flares, patterns over time, and body links that sharpen your diagnosis and guide both health and beauty treatments.
Key acne history elements and chronicityIdentifying internal and external flare triggersAssessing atopic and allergic backgroundEvaluating photosensitivity and phototoxicityLinking symptoms to systemic red flagsLesson 3Comprehensive dermatologic history-taking: medical, dermatologic, medication, allergy, hormonal, and family historyHere you learn to build a full skin history, mixing in other health issues, past skin problems, medicines, allergies, body changes, and family traits to guess risks, improve diagnosis, and make personal plans for mixed treatments.
Core medical comorbidities to documentPast dermatologic diagnoses and coursesMedication, supplement, and topical reviewDrug allergies and adverse skin reactionsHormonal and reproductive history pointsFamily history of dermatoses and cancersLesson 4Clinical scoring tools and scales: acne severity (IGA, GAGS), hyperpigmentation indices, photoaging scales, and quality-of-life measuresThis part covers trusted tools to score pimples, dark spots, sun damage, and life quality, teaching how to pick, use, and read them to make checks standard, follow progress, and teach patients clearly.
Choosing appropriate acne severity scalesHyperpigmentation and melasma indicesPhotoaging and photodamage grading toolsDermatology quality-of-life instrumentsUsing scores to monitor treatment responseLesson 5Focused aesthetic history: prior procedures, expectations, risk tolerance, desire for "natural" resultsYou learn to get a clear beauty history, looking at past treatments, how happy they were, hopes, risk levels, and wish for natural looks, to plan real goals, get proper agreement, and avoid upset or harm.
Documenting prior aesthetic proceduresExploring motivations and treatment goalsAssessing risk tolerance and downtime limitsClarifying desire for subtle versus dramatic changeScreening for unrealistic expectationsLesson 6Objective photographic documentation: standardized lighting, views, scales, and serial comparisonYou learn rules for proper skin photos, like lights, camera setup, patient pose, and rulers, to make sure you can compare over time, record results, and talk clearly with patients and team.
Setting up consistent lighting and backgroundStandard facial and body view protocolsCamera settings and distance standardizationUse of reference scales and color chartsOrganizing and securing image archivesLesson 7Structured skin examination: lesion morphology, distribution, skin type (Fitzpatrick), photodamage grading, pore size, texture, atrophy, scarringThis part teaches a full body skin check for mixed care, focusing on spot shapes, where they are, skin colour type, sun harm level, hole size, feel, thinning, and marks to help right diagnosis and beauty plans.
Systematic regional skin inspectionDescribing primary and secondary lesionsDetermining Fitzpatrick and Glogau typeGrading photodamage and dyschromiaAssessing texture, pores, and laxityCharacterizing scars and atrophy patternsLesson 8Lifestyle and skincare assessment: products, routines, sun exposure, smoking, diet, sleepHere you learn to check daily habits and skin care, like what products they use, daily steps, sun time, smoking, food, and rest, finding things to change that make skin worse or hurt beauty results, and advising well.
Analyzing current skincare products and stepsAssessing UV exposure and photoprotectionEvaluating smoking, vaping, and pollutionDietary patterns affecting skin healthSleep, stress, and circadian disruptionDesigning realistic behavior change plans
