Sebum, acne, skin elasticity, and gender difference - which is the major influencing factor for facial pores?

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Kim, B Y ^a   Choi, J W ^a   Park, K C ^a,b   Youn, S W ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acne; Bioengineering; Elasticity; Facial pores; Sebum

Indexed keywords

ACNE; DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE; FACIAL PORES; FACIAL SEBUM SECRETIONS; GENDER DIFFERENCES; PORE DEVELOPMENT; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; SEBUM; SKIN ELASTICITY;

ELASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

SKIN;

ACNE; ADULT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELASTICITY; FACE; FACIAL PORE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SEBUM; SEBUM SECRETION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN ELASTICITY; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN FUNCTION;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIOENGINEERING; ELASTICITY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEBUM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKIN; SKIN AGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872132411     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2011.00605.x     Document Type: Article

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