The influences of skin visco-elasticity, hydration level and aging on the formation of wrinkles: A comprehensive and objective approach

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Choi, Jae Woo ^a,b   Kwon, Soon Hyo ^a,b   Huh, Chang Hun ^a,b   Park, Kyoung Chan ^a,b   Youn, Sang Woong ^a,b  

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

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age; Elasticity; Hydration; Objective measurement; Wrinkles

Indexed keywords

AGE; CORNEOMETER; CORRELATION TESTS; ELASTIC RECOVERY RATIO; FITZPATRICK; HYDRATION LEVELS; MECHANICAL PARAMETERS; OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT; OBJECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS; SKIN HYDRATION; WRINKLES;

CORRELATION METHODS; ELASTICITY; HYSTERESIS;

HYDRATION;

AGE; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYSTERESIS; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOELASTICITY; WRINKLE;

ADULT; AGING; BODY WATER; ELASTICITY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN AGING; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84872149003     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2012.00650.x     Document Type: Article

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