Split-face study of topical 23.8% L-ascorbic acid serum in treating photo-aged skin

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-56

  Xu, Tian Hua ^a   Chen, John Z S ^b   Li, Yuan Hong ^a   Wu, Yan ^a   Luo, Yao Jia ^a   Gao, Xing Hua ^a   Chen, Hong Duo ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Sheftel Associates Dermatology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CORNEOMETER; DERMATOLOGIST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPIGMENTATION; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INJECTION SITE STINGING; IONTOPHORESIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHASE SHIFT RAPID IN VIVO MEASUREMENT OF SKIN; PHOTOAGING; PIGMENT DISORDER; POSTINFLAMMATORY HYPERPIGMENTATION; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN PRURITUS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ASCORBIC ACID; FACE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IONTOPHORESIS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN AGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855376341     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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