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From Dr. Leslie Baumann, a world-renowned dermatologist, comes a program that's revolutionizing the way people everywhere think about-and shop for-skin care. Now you can identify and buy the products that are right for your true skin type. Answer the Baumann questionnaire inside this book and within minutes you can learn ... As everyone knows, all skin is not created equal. But whereas previous books identified only four basic skin types, through her cutting-edge clinical research in Miami Beach, Dr. Leslie Baumann discovered that there are actually sixteen distinctly different skin types-each with unique needs all its own. But caring for your skin doesn't have to be complicated. As Director of Cosmetic Dermatology at the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, Dr.
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Dr. Leslie Baumann is an internationally renowned board certified dermatologist; NY Times best‐selling author; media personality and lecturer; CEO of the Baumann Cosmetic & Research Institute ‐ a full‐service research, educational and medical services facility serving the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and healthcare industries; and CEO of Skin Type Solutions™ ‐ the revolutionary beauty brand and skin typing system providing consumer's with a reliable source of information on all things relative to skin and body care. Known around the world, Dr. Baumann most recently was named one of the most influential visionaries in the beauty industry by Allure magazine (March 2010).Dr. Baumann received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and did her residency at University of Miami where for 12 years she was a Professor of Dermatology and Chief of the Division of Cosmetic Dermatology. Dr. Baumann was also the Founder of the University Of Miami Cosmetic Medicine & Research Institute, the first academic center of its kind in the US.With over 3 million readers, Dr. Baumann authors the popular twice weekly Yahoo! Health blog "The Skin Guru'' as well as writing a twice monthly column in the Miami Herald where she joins acclaimed columnists Dave Barry, Carl Hiassen and Pulitzer winning Leonard Pitts, Jr. She authored Cosmetic Dermatology: Principles and Practice (McGraw‐Hill 2009), the best‐selling cosmetic dermatology textbook in the world with recent editions in 8 additional languages ‐ as well as the NY Times best‐selling book, The Skin Type Solution (Bantam 2005) focusing on her revolutionary, patent‐pending skin typing system, Baumann Skin Types®. Baumann Skin Types® is the new gold standard for skin typing in the dermatology world based on Dr. Baumann's many years of scientific validation and being on the fore‐front of dermatology research and drug trials.Dr. Baumann's unique and valuable combination of physician, active researcher and former professor has resulted in her involvement in many of the most recent and notable clinical trials in cosmetic medicine ‐ Botox, Dysport, Hylaform, Sculptra, Juvederm, Tri‐Luma ‐ as well as numerous 'Phase 3 clinicals' for the FDA. She lectures frequently throughout the world on cosmetic dermatological issues and through the Baumann Cosmetic & Research Institute ‐ and with use of her proprietary skin typing system and brand Skin Type Solutions™‐ Dr. Baumann and her research team are currently studying the role of genetics in determining skin type. In addition, the institute oversees a well regarded training program for international dermatologists.Dr. Baumann is frequently sought out by the media - both domestically and internationally. Her many TV appearances include Good Morning America, the Today Show, the Discovery Channel, and in December 2010 she will
