Baby Skin: A Leading Dermatologist's Guide to Infant and Childhood Skin Care

by Nelson Novick

Overview

Bathing your baby—the best echniques and products, the most effective diapers, the importance of adequate sun protection. Skin problems, rashes eczemas, and psoriasis, bug bites and fungi, infections, melanomas and the latest developments in surgery.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781475911978
Publisher:	iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication date:	11/07/2000
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	196
File size:	209 KB

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
Part 1	Basic Care
1.	Babying That Precious Skin	3
2.	The Prime Directive: Sun Protection	13
Part 2	Skin Problems: Diagnosis and Treatment
3.	Common Medical Terms and Procedures Demystified	23
4.	Not Every Rash Is a Catastrophe	37
5.	Odd-Looking Growths and Spots You Don't Have to Worry About	47
6.	Oh, Those Pesky Diaper Rashes	61
7.	All Kinds of Eczemas	69
8.	Psoriasis and Other Inflammations	87
9.	If It's Not One Germ, It's Another	101
10.	Bugs and Other Pests	121
11.	Hair and Nail Problems	135
12.	Blood Vessel Birthmarks	147
13.	Serious or Life-Threatening Skin Conditions	155
14.	Babies Can Be Tough on Mother's Skin, Too	165
	Index	173