Effects of vitamin C on dark circles of the lower eyelids: Quantitative evaluation using image analysis and echogram

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 214-217

  Ohshima, Hiroshi ^a   Mizukoshi, Koji ^a   Oyobikawa, Midori ^a   Matsumoto, Katsuo ^a   Takiwaki, Hirotsugu ^b   Kanto, Hiromi ^c   Itoh, Masatoshi ^c  

^a POLA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES INC   (Japan)

^b Takiwaki Dermatology Clinic   (Japan)

^c TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dark circles of the lower eyelid; Dermal thickness; EI; Vitamin C lotion

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACIDS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DARK CIRCLES OF THE LOWER EYELID; DERMAL THICKNESS; ECHOGENICITY; EI; HYPERPIGMENTATION; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATIONS; SODIUM ASCORBATES; VITAMIN C LOTION;

IMAGE ANALYSIS; KETONES; ORGANIC ACIDS; SODIUM;

VEHICLES;

ASCORBIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID GLUCOSIDE; MELANIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARK CIRCLE OF THE LOWER EYELID; DERMIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

ADULT; ASCORBIC ACID; EYELID DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 65249108692     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2009.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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