Influence of age and regional differences on skin elasticity as measured by the Cutometer®

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 354-358

  Ryu, Hyo Sub ^a   Joo, Young Hyun ^a   Kim, Sun Ok ^a   Park, Kyoung Chan ^a   Youn, Sang Woong ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aging; Cutometer ; Skin elasticity; Skin elasticity age

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CORRELATION METHODS; ELASTICITY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

AGE RELATED CHANGES; BIOMECHANICAL PARAMETERS; BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; CORRELATION EQUATIONS; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; HUMAN SKIN; NEGATIVE CORRELATIONS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; REGIONAL VARIATIONS; SKIN ELASTICITY; UPPER ARM; VISCO-ELASTIC PROPERTIES;

SKIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARM; ARTICLE; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; CUTOMETER; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKIN ELASTICITY; SKIN EXAMINATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN AGING; SKIN TESTS; VISCOSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48249137828     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2008.00302.x     Document Type: Article

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