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Advances in Integrative Dermatology

Edited by


Katlein França, MD, PhD

Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Institute for Bioethics & Health Policy
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL, USA

Torello Lotti, MD

Centro Studi per la Ricerca Multidisciplinare e Rigenerativa
Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi
Rome, Italy






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Acknowledgements

“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants”

(Isaac Newton)

We sincerely thank all the authors of this book, whose efforts in writing chapters are highly appreciated. Without your contribution, the production of this book would not have been possible. We also would like to thank the Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi and the World Health Academy of Integrative Dermatology for supporting the development of the field of Integrative Dermatology.

We are also indebted to our families for their support during the entire time we were editing this book. We are also thankful to Wiley for providing the opportunity to bring this book to the readers. It has been a pleasure working with them in this inspiring project.

Avanti!
Katlein França, MD, PhD
Torello Lotti, MD, MD (Hon)

Foreword

Integrative dermatology combines conventional treatments with the complementary use of botanicals, herbal medicines, and nutritional guidance, as well as mind–body interventions such as hypnosis, biofeedback therapy, and mindfulness. The question “Could modern dermatology be considered to have two distinct camps?” has been debated. These proposed camps may be conceived of thusly: on one side, a growing number of dermatologists armed with dietary advice, nutritional supplements, and psychodermatological interventions; on the other side, dermatologists providing traditional therapies such as biologics, immunosuppressants, antihistamines, and steroids. We believe that, in the future, the training of dermatologists should take an integrative approach, combining conventional and complementary treatments. Thanks to this unique book, tomorrow’s dermatologists will have the medical knowledge and necessary skills to safely practice evidence‐based integrative dermatology.

Dr. Ümit Türsen

List of Contributors

Yasser Al‐Qubaisy, MD
Department of Dermatology and Dermatological Surgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, KSA

Liguori Aldo, MD
Department of Anatomic, Histologic, Forensic Medicine and Locomotor System Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Paracelso Institute, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

Catherine E. Amey, BS
Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D’Aragona
Salerno, Italy

Paolo Amori, MD
Centro Studi per la Ricerca Multidisciplinare e Rigenerativa, Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi, Rome, Italy

Victoria Barygina, PhD
Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

Georgeta Bocheva, MD, PhD
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria

Zeljana Bolanca, MD
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital Center Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia

Christopher Bridgett, MD
Imperial College, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, UK

José C. Cardoso, MD
Department of Dermatology, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre Coimbra, Portugal

David E. Castillo, MD
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

Jill Chitalia, MD
Department of Dermatology, LTM Medical College and Hospital Sion, Mumbai, India

Victor Gabriel Clatici, MD
DermaLife – Medlife Group, Bucharest, Romania

Aurelio Conte, BS
Azienda Ospedaliera San Giuseppe Moscati
Avellino, Italy

Stefana Cretu, MD
2nd Clinic of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania

Farah Daaboul, PhD
Institute of Dermatological and Regenerative Sciences, Florence, Italy

Katerina Damevska, MD, PhD
University Clinic of Dermatology, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

Evan Darwin, BA
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

Reginaldo de França, Msc, PhDc
Universidad del Museo Social Argentino, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Rachita Dhurat, MD
Department of Dermatology, LTM Medical College and Hospital Sion, Mumbai, India

Veronica Di Nardo, PhD
Centro Studi per la Ricerca Multidisciplinare e Rigenerativa Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi Rome, Italy

Claudio Feliciani, MD
Dermatology Unit, Deparment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma Parma, Italy

Bárbara R. Ferreira, MD
Department of Dermatology, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre Coimbra, Portugal

Américo Figueiredo, MD, PhD
Department of Dermatology, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre Coimbra, Portugal

Francesca Finelli, BS
Azienda Ospedaliera San Giuseppe Moscati Avellino, Italy

Aparecida Porto França, Msc, PhD, PostDoc
Instituto Universitário Italiano de Rosario Rosario, Argentina

Katlein França, MD, PhD
Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Institute for Bioethics & Health Policy
Miami, FL, USA
Centro Studi per la Ricerca
Multidisciplinare e Rigenerativa
Univeristà degli Studi Guglielmo
Marconi, Rome, Italy

Serena Gianfaldoni, MD
Department of Dermatology, Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi Rome, Italy

Andy Goren, MD
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi, Rome, Italy

Ilana Gunczler, MD
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

Xing‐Hua Gao, MD
Department of Dermatology, The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang, China

Mohammad Jafferany, MD
Department of Psychiatry, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA

Jana Kazandjieva, MD, PhD
Department of Dermatology, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria

Jonette Keri, MD, PhD
Dermatology Service, Miami VA Hospital
and
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

Bisera Kotevska Trifunova, MD
Department of Dermatology, Tokuda Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria

Maja Kovacevic, MD
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital Center Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia

Anagha Bangalore Kumar, M.B.B.S
Department of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

Hadar Lev‐Tov, MD
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

Jacopo Lotti, PhD
Department of Nuclear, Sub‐nuclear and Radiation Physics, Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi, Rome, Italy

Torello Lotti, MD
Centro Studi per la Ricerca Multidisciplinare e Rigenerativa, Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi, Rome, Italy

Valeria Mateeva, MD
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria

John McCoy, PhD
Applied Biology, Inc., Irvine, CA, USA

Ladan Mostaghimi, MD
Wisconsin Psychocutaneous Clinic, Middleton, WI, USA

Suzana Nikolovska, MD, PhD
University Clinic of Dermatology, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

Peter Norén, MD
Laserkliniken in Uppsala, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Uppsala, Sweden

Paul Pastolero, MD
Department of Psychiatry, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA

Karls Raimonds, MD
Department of Infectology and Dermatology Derma Clinic Riga, Dr. R.Karla klīnika Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia

Raghavendra Rao, PhD
Health Care Global, Bangalore, India

José P. Reis, MD
Department of Dermatology Coimbra Hospital and University Centre Coimbra, Portugal

Radomir Reszke, MD
Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland

Miriam Rovesti, MD
Dermatology Unit, Deparment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Carmen Maria Salavastru, MD, PhD
Pediatric Dermatology Unit, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, Romania

Francesca Satolli, MD
Dermatology Unit, Deparment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma Parma, Italy

Adelina Maria Sendrea, MD
2nd Clinic of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital Developmental and Research Unit, Bucharest, Romania

Jaishree Sharad, MD
Skinfiniti Aesthetic Skin and Laser Clinic Mumbai, India

Aseem Sharma, MD
Department of Dermatology, LTM Medical College and Hospital Sion Mumbai, India

Philip D. Shenefelt, MD
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

Mirna Situm, MD , PhD
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital Center Sestre Milosrdnice Zagreb, Croatia

Sushmitha Grama Srinivasan, M.B.B.S
Department of Radiology, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences Bangalore, India

Andrija Stanimirovic, MD
Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia

Richard Staughton, MD
Imperial College, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, UK

Jacek C. Szepietowski, MD, PhD
Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland

George Sorin Tiplica, MD, PhD
2nd Clinic of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania

Belma Türsen, MD
Tursen Dermatology Clinic, Mersin, Turkey

Ümit Türsen, MD
Department of Dermatology, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey

Begüm Ünlü, MD
Department of Dermatology, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey

Snejina Vassileva, MD, PhD
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University Sofia, Bulgaria

Alexandra R. Vaughn, MD
Department of Dermatology, University of California – Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA

Cristiana Voicu, MD
DermaLife – Medlife Group Bucharest, Romania

Uwe Wollina, MD
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Academic Teaching Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Germany

Li‐Ping Zhao, MD
Department of Dermatology, General Hospital, Shenyang, China