I just found this tutorial posted by 'lemon-juice' in the Village forum and mentionned in the retouching forum of dpreview:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read. ... e=29907960
and the tutorial:
http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/s ... hp?t=41912

It may not be for everybody, but it could be very useful for Elements users who are deprived of actions...