Safer practice of aesthetic dermatology during the COVID-19 pandemic: Recommendations by SIG aesthetics (IADVL Academy)

• Main Authors: Gulhima Arora, Sandeep Arora, Abhay Talathi, Rajat Kandhari, Vineeta Joshi, Sonali Langar, Smita Nagpal, Vinma H Shetty, Rakhee V Nair, Divya Sharma, Rashmi Sharma, Prateek Sondhi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
• Series: Indian Dermatology Online Journal
• Subjects: aesthetic dermatology; covid-19; recommendations; teledermatology
• Online Access: http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2020;volume=11;issue=4;spage=534;epage=539;aulast=Arora

The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has changed the homeostasis of the medical world. In this critical phase, in addition to the general recommendations issued by World Health Organization (WHO) for medical practitioners and health care givers, certain other precautions and safe care practices need to be emphasized which are unique to each branch of medicine. Aesthetic dermatology is no exception. With aesthetic treatments on the rise, it is pertinent to formulate safe practices for aesthetic dermatology to protect the doctor, health staff and the patients from getting exposed during this phase and in the aftermath of the pandemic. Recommendations for surgical and dental procedures advice to defer such procedures. This can be extrapolated to aesthetic dermatology also, but once health care services start, there should be some safety recommendations to be followed until we have definitive management or a vaccine for it.