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= Zein Obagi, MD = Dr. Zein Obagi is a board-certified practicing Dermatologist, skincare expert, inventor, educator and author. He is best known for his work in correcting a wide range of skin conditions, including facial melasma, precancerous lesions, deep wrinkles, age spots, acne scars, and sun-damaged skin.

Early life
Dr. Obagi’s life began in Syria in the 1960s, where, his experiences growing up motivated him into the field of dermatology. As a teenager, he watched his family members suffer through chronic skin cancers, and second and third degree burns that resulted in scarring and facial deformities. Dr. Obagi then decided at a young age, that he wanted to develop better solutions to chronic skin conditions.

Education and Training
In 1972, he graduated from Damascus Medical School in Syria and later continued his medical education in Detroit, U.S. After finishing his residency in the U.S. Navy, he opened his first private dermatologist practice in Chula Vista, California in 1981.

Soon he became frustrated by the limitations of his field and how the focus was mainly on the surface of skin and treating symptoms as opposed to finding the source of the problem. In order to find the answers he was looking for, Dr. Obagi set off on a two-year research project to learn the deeper functions of the skin. The determination of finding theses answers influenced him to come up with his concept of “skin health” and what allowed him to set off his career. He defined “skin health” as skin that is naturally smooth, strong, firm, even-toned, hydrated and free of disease.

A particular case that brought him into the spotlight was a lady, who’s face turned black after a botched chemical peel, was rejuvenated by Dr. Obagi himself. The story was later published after the patient’s face had fully restored, 6 months after Dr. Obagi’s treatment. The success of this story, allowed Dr. Obagi’s speciality to reach beyond pigmentation, but instead reach “skin health restoration”.

Accomplishments
In 1983, he brought “skin health” to the market with his original skin care product lines, Obagi Nu-Derm system and the Obagi Blue Peel. Obagi Skin Health programs were developed for patients in need of skin rejuvenation and maintaining healthy skin. Obagi’s programs were built to prevent, protect and maintain healthy, young-looking skin, and to free skin of deteriorative signs of aging and skin disease. His definition of “skin health” and his product lines soon caught on with colleagues in his field of dermatology and outside of his field, in plastic surgery, assisting physicians with treating their patients with more appropriate solutions, rather than focusing solely on the diagnosis. He also pioneered the Skin Classification System, which further allowed physicians to determine the best treatment for their patients and predicts how their patients will respond to treatments based on their ethnicity and skin type.

In 1987, he moved to La Jolla, California, and practiced for three years before opening up his Beverly Hills Clinic in ’89. Later in 2006, he was no longer affiliated with produced and marketed by Obagi Medical Products, Inc. Since then, he had been re-innovating his approach to the to the concept, including his idea of the ‘Skin Heath Circle’. His departure with Nu-Derm and Obagi Blue Peel allows him to introduce ZO Skin Health by Zein Obagi, M.D., to the world of luxurious cosmeceuticals. in Beverly Hills. In 2007, his final generation of products, ZO Medical by Zein Obagi was born and began being distributed exclusively through physicians in the U.S., Canada, Europe, The Middle East and Asia. ZO Skin Health products help maintain the results from his therapeutic treatments and provide daily skin care, and protection from the environment, while the ZO Medical line has been made to treat various skin disorders and chronic conditions. The ZO Medical line products, based on his concept of ‘circle of skincare’. render the skin to become more tolerant and reduce negative effects from the sun, hormones, aging and more. ZO Medical separates itself by being more advanced in it’s approach of being five times stronger than the Skin Health range.

Dr. Obagi Today
Dr. Zein Obagi has now been a Dermatologist for over 30 years and is currently located in Beverly Hills, California. He has been recognized for his advancements in the dermatology field. He is on the board of certified dermatologist; Diplomate of the American Academy of Dermatology, as member of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery, the International Society of Dermatology, the Society of Investigative Dermatology and the American Academy of Aesthetic and Restorative Surgery. His innovation continues as he is committed to advancing skincare treatments. By supporting physicians’ practices through his seminars and clinical training, and supporting their patients by producing a variety of products and educational programs. The latest scientific advancements in technology, has allowed his products and protocols to continue to serve the purpose of helping physicians provide their patients with the results they’re looking for, regardless their skin type, gender and age.

Awards and Honours
Dr. Obagi has been awarded with 7 United States patents for devices and methods on treating skin damages. With these patents, he was able to own the rights to his line of products and treatments for skin rejuvenation and restoration, and was able to spread knowledge on them by training thousands of other physicians in related fields. He lectured at the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Society of Plastic Surgery, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery, the FACE Conference, and other professional conferences and symposia in 28 countries around the world.