Integrative
Dermatology
A new combination of mainstream dermatology with functional medicine, diagnostics, and complementary medicine (naturopathic) treatments.
Data-Driven
Approach
Integrative dermatology brings a data-driven, whole-body, root-cause approach to the treatment of skin conditions, considering physical, emotional, genetic and environmental contributing factors.
Comprehensive
Therapies
for total
Wellness
Conventional (Mainstream) Medicine
Up to the 1980’s conventional medicine was the main treatment option for dermatological conditions.
Although effective, it is mainly focused on providing systemic treatment with orals or injectables and/or symptomatic relief using topicals rather than identifying the root cause and creating a personalized, comprehensive therapeutic plan.
Some prescribed treatments haven’t changed in over 40 years
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Naturopathy Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM)
Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) for skin conditions started becoming more popular in some Western countries as early as the 1980’s.
CAM practitioners (naturopaths) began to introduce western herbal, traditional Chinese and/or Ayurvedic medicine to meet the needs of their patients.
Integrating Modern Science with Traditional CAM Practices
To this day, some CAM practitioners tend to rely heavily on anecdotal and traditional treatments from historical data rather than on scientific research results.
However, many naturopaths are starting to include diagnostic testing and functional medicine into their practices to achieve better patient outcomes, and dermatologists are running clinical trials on plant-based actives from CAM on various skin conditions.
Shift Towards
Functional Medicine
Functional medicine is a patient-centered, systems-biology approach to health and well-being.
Treating Disease
by Addressing Root Causes
Its focus is to identify and treat the root causes of disease, based on the belief that each patient is unique, and that many factors like genetics, epigenetics, nutrition, stress, lifestyle, and environment contribute to the disease state. However, unlike many of its predecessors, it uses diagnostic testing, modern technology, and Western methodology to try to find the answers and treatments that address root causes.
Its focus is to identify and treat the root causes of disease, based on the belief that each patient is unique, and that many factors like genetics, epigenetics, nutrition, stress, lifestyle, and environment contribute to the disease state. However, unlike many of its predecessors, it uses diagnostic testing, modern technology, and Western methodology to try to find the answers and treatments that address root causes.
Decode and Repair Your Skin
From The Inside Out
