Mesotherapy for skin rejuvenation: Assessment of the subepidermal low-echogenic band by ultrasound evaluation with cross-sectional B-mode scanning

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2008, Pages

  Lacarrubba, Francesco ^a   Tedeschi, Aurora ^a   Nardone, Beatrice ^a   Micali, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biorejuvenation; Hyaluronic acid; Mesotherapy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MESOTHERAPY; PHOTOAGING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; DERMIS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; MICROINJECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; REJUVENATION; SKIN AGING; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57449119280     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: 15298019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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