Efficacy of mesotherapy in facial rejuvenation: A histological and immunohistochemical evaluation

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 913-919

  El Domyati, Moetaz ^a   El Ammawi, Tarek S ^a   Moawad, Osama ^b   El Fakahany, Hasan ^a   Medhat, Walid ^a,c   Mahoney, Mỹ G ^c   Uitto, Jouni ^c  

^a MINIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Moawad Skin Institute for Laser   (Egypt)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; COLLAGEN TYPE 7; ELASTIN; TROPOELASTIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESOTHERAPY; MORPHOMETRICS; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REJUVENATION; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT DURATION; WRINKLE;

ADULT; COLLAGEN; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; ELASTIN; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MESOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; REJUVENATION; SKIN AGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864014061     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05184.x     Document Type: Article

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