Glycolic acid peels versus amino fruit acid peels for acne

Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 242-245

  I̊lknur, Turna ^a   Demirtaşoǧlu, Melda ^a   Biçak, Mehtap Ünlü ^a   Özkan, Şebnem ^a  

^a Dokuz Eyll University   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acne; amino fruit acid; glycolic acid; peel; peeling

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GLYCOLIC ACID;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO FRUIT ACID PEEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FRUIT; GLYCOLIC ACID PEEL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ACNE VULGARIS; AMINO ACIDS; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FACE; FRUIT; GLYCOLATES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; PHOTOGRAPHY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 77956711168     PISSN: 14764172     EISSN: 14764180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14764172.2010.514919     Document Type: Article

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