Skin Permeation of Small-Molecule Drugs, Macromolecules, and Nanoparticles Mediated by a Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser: The Role of Hair Follicles

    November 2012 in “ Pharmaceutical research ”
    William R. Lee, Shing Chuan Shen, Saleh A. Al‐Suwayeh … Jia You Fang
    Studysummary This study found that fractional laser treatment significantly enhances the penetration and targeting of certain permeants, such as imiquimod and FD, to skin follicles, but not hydroquinone.
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