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Pharmaceutical Research: Effect of Direction (Epidermis-To-Dermis and Dermis-To-Epidermis) on the Permeation of Several Chemical Compounds through Full-Thickness Skin and Stripped Skin

Type: Original PaperPurposeCompound permeation through stratum corneum-stripped skin is generally greater than that through full-thickness skin. In addition, epidermis-to-dermis permeation profile sho...

Recently FDA-Approved Full Neck Treatment for Sagging Skin Now Available at Maryland Laser Skin and Vein Institute

Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) December 28, 2012 Ultherapy non-surgical ultrasound treatments, which the physicians at the Maryland Laser, Skin and Vein Institute have been using for facial treatments, ar...

Expanded vs Conventional Full-Thickness Skin Grafts in Rats

How do expanded versus conventional full-thickness skin grafts affect wound contraction in rats? ePlasty, Open Access Journal of Plastic Surgery

L-Fucose slows down and even reverses age-related skin developments

With increasing age the human skin shows a considerable loss of resistance and elasticity. These changes in skin texture, which are one of the main reasons for the appearance of wrinkles, is the age i...

[Articles] Microcystic macular oedema, thickness of the inner nuclear layer of the retina, and disease characteristics in multiple sclerosis: a retrospective study

Increased INL thickness on OCT is associated with disease activity in MS. If this finding is confirmed, INL thickness could be a useful predictor of disease progression in patients with MS.

Few retears after partial-, full-thickness rotator cuff repair

(HealthDay) -- Retear rates after arthroscopic repair of both partial-thickness and full-thickness rotator cuff tears are low, with no difference in the retear rate or postoperative shoulder stiffness...

Stratatech skin substitute receives FDA orphan drug status

FDA has designated Stratatech's universal human skin substitute, StrataGraft, as an orphan drug for the treatment of partial and full thickness skin burns.

[Clinical Picture] Pseudoxanthoma elasticum

A 21-year-old woman presented with a 2-year history of asymptomatic skin irregularity on her neck. On physical examination, there were multiple pinhead-sized yellowish flat-topped waxy papules on the...

Association between skin flap thickness and Frey's syndrome in parotid surgery.

BACKGROUND: Frey's Syndrome is a frequent complication of parotid surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between skin flap thickness and Frey's Syndrome in patients who underwe...

Variations in the Thickness and Composition of the Skin of the Giraffe.

This study examined the skin of two 1- to 2-year-old male giraffes and one adult male, determining skin thickness and histological structure with reference to it functioning as a component of the feat...

Preoperative skin tumours thickness determination by high-frequency ultrasound on head and neck region.

Background  High-frequency ultrasound is non-invasive imaging method for examination of skin tumours. Objective  The aim of our study was to examine validity of 20-MHz ultrasound in preoperative d...

A practical method for assessing nasal skin quality.

Nasal skin quality is an essential indicator of rhinoplasty outcomes. The objective of this study was to collect data on the nasal skin thickness of randomly selected Turkish men and women. The study...

Effect of Direction (Epidermis-To-Dermis and Dermis-To-Epidermis) on the Permeation of Several Chemical Compounds through Full-Thickness Skin and Stripped Skin.

PURPOSE: Compound permeation through stratum corneum-stripped skin is generally greater than that through full-thickness skin. In addition, epidermis-to-dermis permeation profile should be the same as...