Pre- and postprocedure skin care guide for your surgical patients
Encourage your patients to ask questions during their consultation and procedure and to get in touch with your office should they have any concerns when they leave. These steps help improve patient compliance and satisfaction, which will help you maintain a trusting relationship with established patients and attract new ones through word-of-mouth referrals.
Please email me at DrB@skintypesolutions.com if you have any other pre- and postprocedure skin care advice.
Dr. Leslie S. Baumann is a private practice dermatologist, researcher, author, and entrepreneur who practices in Miami. She founded the Cosmetic Dermatology Center at the University of Miami in 1997. Dr. Baumann wrote two textbooks: “Cosmetic Dermatology: Principles and Practice” (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002), and “Cosmeceuticals and Cosmetic Ingredients,” (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2014), and a New York Times Best Sellers book for consumers, “The Skin Type Solution” (New York: Bantam Dell, 2006). Dr. Baumann has received funding for advisory boards and/or clinical research trials from Allergan, Evolus, Galderma, and Revance. She is the founder and CEO of Skin Type Solutions Franchise Systems LLC.
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