Mechanical Forces in Skin Disorders
March 2018
in “
Journal of Dermatological Science
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mechanical forces skin disorders epidermolysis bullosa simplex extracellular matrix collagen keloids hypertrophic scars skin stiffness wound healing hair follicle development androgenetic alopecia scalp tension acral melanoma dermal stiffness squamous cell carcinoma recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa mechanotransduction pathways skin blistering skin regeneration
Studysummary This review discusses the role of mechanical forces in skin homeostasis and disease development, including their impact on conditions like keloids, androgenetic alopecia, and acral melanoma, and reports no clinical results; the authors propose modifying these forces as a potential therapeutic strategy.
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