This course has taken over a decade of fine-tuning and upgradation for me to finally be convinced to publish it.

When I chose to narrow my specialty of practice from core dermatology to cosmetic dermatology back in 2001, it was

the lesser-traveled path. Within a few months of setting up my practice, I had many beauty enthusiasts and a few clients

too expressing their interest in learning the subject and getting the required know-how to pursue the science of beauty.

Teaching comes to me naturally, as I have been a professor for 12 years from the very beginning of my career with

NDMVP Samaj Medical College, Adgaon, Nashik, Maharashtra, India, and I love sharing my knowledge and imparting

training in my field of expertise. Also, another key reason for setting up professional courses in cosmetology was the lack

of technical schools to impart this education back then. It pained to see clients having their skin gone bad with regular

facials or parlour treatments not suited for their skin type. There was a clear need to educate every beauty consultant at

the very grass-root level to understand the basics of skin-type analysis and scientific skin care. This is where it all began,

the book then was just a few pages of bullet point notes provided to students for reference; but, today, it is a full-fledged

volume that covers every subject in extreme detail. The book elaborates how to conduct a procedure from beginning to

end. It is a perfect guidebook for all those practising cosmetology already or considering the idea of it.

May we together continue to make this world more and more beautiful.