Skin of Color Update 2024

Skin of Color Update 2024 is organized by SanovaWorks and will be held from Sep 13 - 15, 2024 at New York Hilton Midtown, New York City, New York, United States of America.

Educational Objectives
As a result of participating in this live activity, participants should be better able to:
• Cite common aesthetic, cultural and ethnic practices that may increase occurrence of common skin conditions.
• Differentiate skin color classification systems to categorize common skin disorders and cutaneous diseases in patients with skin of color.
• Evaluate key differences in the skin structure and how it relates to diagnosing and treating common ethnic skin disorders including acne, rosacea, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, pigmentary disorders, multisystem inflammatory diseases, hidradenitis suppurativa, alopecia, nail diseases and skin cancer.
• Formulate medical and surgical treatment plans that may be more effective when treating skin, hair, and nail disorders common to patients with skin of color.
• Identify and prevent dermatologic surgical and cosmetic complications in patients with skin of color.
• Review diagnostic strategies for identifying skin pathologies in non-white skin tones for the earlier recognition of cutaneous malignancies in skin of color.
• Recognize the unique structural nuances of ethnic facial anatomy and impact on the natural aging process.
• Identify the efficacy and safety of laser and energy-based device use in patients with higher skin phototypes, with fewer risks of epidermal adverse events.
• Describe strategies for the use of neurotoxins and soft tissue fillers for volumization and rejuvenation of the ethnic face including specific anatomical considerations and approaches for the lips, nasolabial folds, and chin.