Randomized trial comparing a chemical peel containing a lipophilic hydroxy acid derivative of salicylic acid with a salicylic acid peel in subjects with comedonal acne

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 174-178

  Levesque, Annie ^a   Hamzavi, Iltefat ^b   Seite, Sophie ^c   Rougier, André ^c   Bissonnette, Robert ^a  

^a INNOVADERM RESEARCH   (Canada)

^b Hamzavi Dermatology   (United States)

^c La Roche Posay Laboratoire Pharmaceutique   (France)

Author keywords

Acid peel; Comedonal acne; Lipophilic hydroxy acid

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXY 5 OCTANOYL BENZOIC ACID; BIOMEDIC LHA PEEL; BIOMEDIC MICROPEEL PLUS; SALICYLIC ACID; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL SKIN REACTION; COMEDO; DRY SKIN; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN SCALING; SKIN SENSATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; CHEMEXFOLIATION; ERYTHEMA; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; MALE; PRURITUS; SALICYLIC ACID; SALICYLIC ACIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052515241     PISSN: 14732130     EISSN: 14732165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-2165.2011.00566.x     Document Type: Article

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