tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27021615408638455672011-06-06T16:44:42.256-07:00African American Skincare online is dedicated to the discussion of the unique skincare needs of African American skin. The blog features posts by Lee Kirksey MD, Cofounder of Shanti MedSpa of The Institute for Advanced Skincare in Philadelphia and New York. The broad range of skin types and skincare concerns in this divierse group has been inadequately addressed by the mainstream. This blog offers a forum for communication about treatments and providersSeema Patel MD, MPHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273301826835727247noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702161540863845567.post-9025904269088274992008-07-05T15:10:00.000-07:002008-11-15T03:02:48.549-08:00<div align="left">My name is Lee Kirksey and I am cofounder of The Institute for Advanced Skincare and Optimal Health. I too have dealt with acne dilemmas for the majority of my life. Because of this, I am intimately familiar with many of the challenges that African American's face when attempting<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H776_mjVZH4/SG_xxp9kWZI/AAAAAAAAABo/3ALyuWT_T9c/s1600-h/Kirksey0627.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219656328525666706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 112px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 122px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="188" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H776_mjVZH4/SG_xxp9kWZI/AAAAAAAAABo/3ALyuWT_T9c/s320/Kirksey0627.jpg" width="187" border="0" /></a> <div align="left">find the correct solutions for our unique skincare concerns. Part of the challenge is that African Americans and Latinos have a broad spectrum of skin colors and types within these ethnic groups. And therefore, no one skin solution is appropriate for the group. It is the failure of the mainstream skin care manufacturer to recognize this that presents a problem.</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Ill be posting about various topics pertinent to this discussion. I know that this will become an interactive process that helps to solve problems for many.<br /></div></div><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-513a4f5337aed1d7" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v14.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D513a4f5337aed1d7%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330030327%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D78B154FC1FC02DD80362B7B1C28864D2FFABE1F.ECB7859ABE493EA09B0CB291D7ACA451846B9BE%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D513a4f5337aed1d7%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DnaEylUw6wW8O1b_MwRKyFYc01jQ&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v14.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D513a4f5337aed1d7%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330030327%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D78B154FC1FC02DD80362B7B1C28864D2FFABE1F.ECB7859ABE493EA09B0CB291D7ACA451846B9BE%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D513a4f5337aed1d7%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DnaEylUw6wW8O1b_MwRKyFYc01jQ&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2702161540863845567-902590426908827499?l=africanamericanskincareonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Seema Patel MD, MPHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273301826835727247noreply@blogger.com0