Editor Rashmi Sarkar MD MNAMS
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New Delhi, India
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Moisturizers/Rashmi Sarkar
First Edition: 2017
9789352500116
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5Dedicated to
My family and all my colleagues who believe in rational science.
9Contributors
Editor
- Rashmi Sarkar MD MNAMS
- Professor, Department of Dermatology
- Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated LNJP Hospital
- New Delhi, India
Assistant Editor
- Shilpa Garg MBBS DNB
- Consultant, Department of Dermatology
- Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
- New Delhi, India
Contributing Authors
- Ishad Aggarwal MD
- Senior Resident
- Department of Dermatology
- Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Pallavi Ailawadi MD
- Consultant
- Department of Dermatology
- Kaya Skin Clinic
- New Delhi, India
- Pooja Arora MBBS MD DNB MNAMS
- Assistant Professor
- Department of Dermatology
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research and Dr RML Hospital
- New Delhi, India
- Rahul Arora MD
- Senior Resident
- Department of Dermatology and STD
- University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital
- New Delhi, India
- Latika Arya MBBS MD
- Consultant
- LA Skin and Aesthetic Clinic
- New Delhi, India
- Priyanka Borde Bisht MBBS DNB
- Consultant, The Apollo Clinic
- Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Sayantani Chakraborty MD
- RMO Cum Clinical Tutor
- Department of Dermatology
- NRS Medical College and Hospital
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Joyeeta Chowdhury MD
- RMO cum Clinical Tutor
- Department of Dermatology
- NRS Medical College and Hospital
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Anupam Das MD
- Senior Resident
- Department of Dermatology
- KPC Medical College and Hospital
- Seemal R Desai MD FAAD
- Clinical Assistant Professor
- Department of Dermatology
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Founder and Medical Director Innovative Dermatology
- Dallas, Texas, USA
- Narendra Gokhale MBBS MD
- Consultant, Sklinic
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Soumya Jagadeesan MD
- Assistant Professor
- Department of Dermatology
- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
- Kochi, Kerala, India
- Abhijeet K Jha MD
- Senior Resident
- Department of Dermatology, STD and Leprosy
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Patna, Bihar, India
- Koushik Lahiri MBBS DVD FAAD FFAADV FIAD MRCPS FRCP
- Senior Consultant Dermatologist
- Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals and
- WIZDERM
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Aayushi B Mehta MBBS
- Resident
- Department of Dermatology
- DY Patil University School of Medicine
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Sahil Mrigpuri MBBS MD
- Junior Resident
- Department of Dermatology
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
- Chandigarh, Punjab, India
- Indrashis Podder MBBS
- Resident
- Department of Dermatology
- Medical College and Hospital
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Michelle Rodrigues MBBS FACD
- Consultant
- Department of Dermatology
- St Vincent's Hospital
- The Royal Children's Hospital
- Melbourne, Australia
- Abhijit Saha MBBS MD
- Consultant Dermatologist
- Rita Skin Foundation
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Sumit Sethi MBBS MD DNB
- Consultant Dermatologist
- Dr Sethi's Genesis Skin Clinic
- Genesis Hospital
- New Delhi, India
- Surabhi Sinha MBBS MD DNB MNAMS
- Specialist
- Department of Dermatology, STD and Leprosy
- Dr RML Hospital, PGIMER
- New Delhi, India
- Sidharth Sonthalia MBBS MD DNB MNAMS FISD
- Medical Director and Senior Consultant
- Skinnocence: The Skin Clinic and Research Centre
- Gurgaon, Haryana, India
We all use moisturizers in our daily life, but interestingly there are hardly any books on the science and art of moisturizers. When I decided to edit this book, I realized that there are many aspects of moisturizers and its uses in dermatology. Along with a group of authors, we embarked on a journey to provide facts and enjoyable reading.
I would like to thank the Assistant Editor, Dr Shilpa Garg for working diligently with me and being wonderfully receptive. A special word of thanks to Dr Neeraj Chowdhury, Senior Acquisition Editor/Corporate from Jaypee Brothers Publications with whom I worked closely and Ms Hansika Seth in the final stages. My son, Abhik S Basu, always boosts up my morale and this book would not have been possible without him, or the rest of my family who supported me especially my sister, Dr Urmi Sarkar, who gave many important scientific inputs. I am grateful to the unflinching support of my authors who worked with me inspite of a busy practice, a special mention of Drs Narendra Gokhale, Latika Arya, and Sidharth Sonthalia must be made. I also thank the almighty for giving me the strength to complete this book in my hectic schedule.
Rashmi Sarkar