Nicholas Perricone

Nicholas Perricone is an American celebrity doctor. He is a board certified dermatologist, a businessman, and the author of self-help books about weight loss and maintaining the appearance of youth.
He is a fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences, American College of Nutrition and American Academy of Dermatology.
Perricone is an adjunct professor of medicine at the Michigan State University College of Medicine and has served as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Yale School of Medicine. He is a recipient of Eli Whitney Intellectual Property Award.
Biography
Perricone was born and raised in Branford, Connecticut. He earned his medical degree from the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He completed his internship in Pediatrics at Yale Medical School and his Dermatology Residency at Ford Medical Center. He has also received Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of New Haven in 1970.
Career
He gained recognition in 1997 for his work on the impact of inflammation on the body and skin, focusing on dietary factors. Perricone introduced his skincare line in 2000 with the publication of "The Wrinkle Cure," incorporating his research findings. His approach to beauty emphasizes radiant health, and he advocates for clean eating and the avoidance of pro-inflammatory foods and sugary beverages.
He is the author of multiple scientific papers that detail the findings of his research, as well as a contributing editor to the peer-reviewed medical magazine Skin and Aging and a member of the editorial board of Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. He is the Chairman of the International Symposium on Aging Skin, an annual gathering where researchers from all over the world gather to share their latest scientific achievements in the prevention of aging and aging skin.
His work has influenced the concept of science-based cosmeceuticals and nutriceuticals.
He has also developed patented formulas describing causes of aging and skin damage.
With a background in pediatrics and dermatology, he served as an assistant clinical professor at Yale University.
According to PEERtrainer, his critics "accuse him of making crazy promises in order to sell product. His claims, it is argued, are backed by very little scientific research, and any research he has done himself has never been published in medical journals, where it would be subject to scrupulous review."
Harriet Hall and Stephen Barrett have written that Perricone's writings "contain many claims that are questionable, controversial, fanciful, unsupported by published evidence, or just plain wrong."
Research
He identified the connection between inflammation and various skin conditions during his medical career.
He opposes the use of Botox. He argues that exercise, an anti-inflammatory diet plus dietary supplements, superfoods, and topical products can help fight aging and its effects on appearance.
He emphasizes that aging is not an inevitable outcome of getting older but a reversible result of inflammation at the cellular level, which can be controlled through diet and skincare. His three-tiered anti-aging program includes a diet that focuses on foods high in antioxidants, such as wild salmon, and recommends supplements and topical treatments he has formulated.
His inflammation theory, once considered radical, led to the founding of Perricone MD in 1997.He believes that aging is a reversible result of inflammation caused by free radicals, not just a natural outcome of getting older..
Perricone's recent research has focused on the power and anti-aging benefits of hydrogen, leading to the development of the H2 Energy Complex skincare line and Hydrogen Water. Hydrogen Water, introduced in May 2017.
Selected publications
References
External links
Perricone MD
1948 births
American dermatologists
American health and wellness writers
Living people
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine alumni
University of New Haven alumni
Pseudoscientific diet advocates
Celebrity doctors