Chemical peels in aesthetic dermatology: An update 2009

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 281-292

  Fischer, T C ^a   Perosino, E ^b   Poli, F ^c   Viera, M S ^d   Dreno, B ^e  

^a Skin and Laser Center Potsdam   (Germany)

^b Practice for Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine   (Italy)

^c HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Centroderm   (Spain)

^e NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical peels; Glycolic acid; Lipo hydroxy acid; Phenol; Photoaging; Trichloroacetic acid

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYACID; BETA HYDROXYACID; CHEMICAL AGENT; COLLAGEN; CYTOKINE; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; GLYCOLIC ACID; HYDROXYACID; PEELING AGENT; PHENOL; RESORCINOL; SUNSCREEN; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACNE; ACTINIC KERATOSIS; CHLOASMA; DESQUAMATION; DRUG INDICATION; EPIDERMIS; ESTHETICS; FIBROBLAST; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATION; REVIEW; SCAR; SKIN; SKIN EXFOLIATION; WRINKLE; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DERMATOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; ESTHETIC SURGERY; PROCEDURES; SKIN DISEASES; TRENDS;

CHEMEXFOLIATION; DERMATOLOGY; ESTHETICS; HUMANS; SKIN AGING; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 76349115383     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03409.x     Document Type: Review

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