Publications

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Available from BASC Second Edition : published 2015 ISBN 978 1 4520 6603 5 £39.99 + P&P

Cover, the principles and art of para-medical skin camouflage Adapted from Joyce Allsworth’s original text by Elizabeth Allen, principal tutor for the British Association of Skin Camouflage. A comprehensive instruction manual designed to meet the requirements for NVQ students and qualified medical-therapy professionals who wish to increase their expertise and provide this specialist service. Second Edition : published 2015

Expert Reader’s Comments:

"This book belongs on the bookshelf of every aspiring and accomplished skin camouflage practitioner and every beauty therapist who carries out even the smallest amount of camouflage work."

Angela Bartlett BABTAC & CIBTAC Chair (2009-2011)

"The use of skin camouflage methods of therapy for those with disfiguring conditions offers remarkable benefits to holistic patient care. This book is a comprehensive, yet readable, guide for all involved in such care. It certainly should be in every library of those caring for the disfigured."

Tim Goodacre MSc   MB   BS   FRCS
Senior Clinical Lecturer in the Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of Oxford
and Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford

"I always welcome texts that help dermatology patients cope with the challenges of their condition and I feel that this book is a great addition to the current self-help literature in the field."

Dr Linda Papadopoulos CPsychol  CSci   AFBPsS
Reader in Psychology at Metropolitan London University
(specific research interest in the field of psychodermatology)

"Changing Faces knows that many people who look 'different' find great value in effectively applied skin camouflage – and I am delighted to see that skin camouflage practitioners now have this most authoritative guide to enable them to help their clients."

James Partridge OBE  DSc(Hon)   FDSRCSEd(Hon)
Chief Executive, Changing Faces

"This book provides a comprehensive review of the principles and practices of skin camouflage. It is full of useful information and tips to guide practitioners. It will provide a valuable resource to all involved in skin camouflage."

Prof. Andrew Wright M.Med.Sci(Hons.)   LRCP   MRCS   MBCHB   FRCP
Consultant Dermatologist

 

BASC is very grateful for the generous sponsorship from the Vocational Traiing Charitable Trust in producing the first edition of our handbook; the VTCT had no editioral control over its content.

 

 

BASC journal - the Cover

The Cover, BASC's professional journal, is issued free of charge three times a year to Members, Patient Support Groups, Hospital Wards and Specialist Clinics. This allows everyone to be kept well informed of current issues, events and product changes.

The Cover also helps to raise public and professional awareness.

Please contact the Editor for copy deadlines.

 

We are very grateful for the generous sponsorship (printing and distribution costs only - no editorial control) received from:

• 2015 Vichy-Dermablend
• 2011 Vichy-L’Oreal
• 2010 The British Association of Dermatologists

 

British Association of Skin Camouflage - Face the world with confidence

This 6-fold leaflet (2021) gives information on application, the benefits of skin camouflage and the important role of the BASC in skin camouflage training and service provision. Available free of charge (P&P applicable) for people’s information at hospitals, clinics, colleges, chemists. This leaflet is approved by the Information Standard and Plain English Campaign Crystal Clarity Mark 21563 and Plain English Campaign Honest Mark 181. Review due 2021. BASC is grateful to the British Association of Dermatologists for their generous donation towards Plain English Campaign approval and accreditation costs.

The British Association of Dermatologists sponsored the printing of the previous 3-fold information leaflet (2010) but they had no editorial control over its content.

 

The British Association of Dermatologists - Acne Support

The British Assocation of Dermatologits launched (July 2018) a new online resource to provide advice and support - acnesupport.org.uk - BASC were invited to contribute and record information on camouflage used over acne.

British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) Patient Information Leaflet - Skin Camouflage

This leaflet has been produced by BASC for BAD (2011 and reviewed 2014) to help you understand more about skin camouflage – what products are available, what can be achieved with them and where you can find out more about them.

 

BASC announce the publication of:

The Scar Book, Formation, Mitigation, Rehabilition and Prevention

Andrew C Krakowski, MD and Peter R Shumaker, MD

Chapter 20 : Skin Camouflage written by BASC

Published by Wolters Kluwer (2017)
ISBN-13 9781-4963-2238-8 and ISBN-10 1-4963-2238X

Scarring and fibrosis affect millions of people worldwide, and can be devastating both physically and psychologically, whether they result from major trauma such as burns or common conditions such as acne. Put today's most advanced clinical approaches to work for your patients with The Scar Book : Formation, Mitigation, Rehabilitation, and Prevention! A multidisciplinary team of leading world experts presents the state of the art in scar pathophysiology and treatment, breaking down the barriers between medical disciplines to provide unprecedented holistic guidance.

 

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