30 citations
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May 2008 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This case report describes a 52-year-old black woman with diffuse scalp swelling and thinning hair attributed to a large increase in the thickness of scalp subcutaneous fatty tissue.
67 citations
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December 2009 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This study suggests that hormonal receptor activity in skin regions undergoing mechanical stretching may influence extracellular matrix metabolism and the formation of SD, with variations in receptor functionality throughout lesion development stages.
6 citations
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January 2016 in “Menopause” Estrogen deficiency, like after menopause or certain surgeries, leads to faster skin aging and health issues.
16 citations
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July 2007 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This article reviews approaches to facial aging in Asian patients, discussing cultural perspectives and proposing a new paradigm of youthful appearance, but provides no new clinical results.
20 citations
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January 2005 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” This article describes a case of late-onset focal dermal elastosis in a 73-year-old woman, characterized by flat pale yellow lesions and increased normal elastic fibers, distinct from pseudoxanthoma elasticum.
14 citations
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September 1999 in “Mammalian genome” In this study, researchers generated a mouse mutation called scraggly, related to hair and skin defects, and mapped it to a genetic location on mouse Chromosome 19 distinct from similar mutations.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study presents a new long-term 3D skin model using cells from mature donor skin, showing significant features of skin aging, such as decreased cellular proliferation and hyaluronan content.
3 citations
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February 2014 in “Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics” This article discusses short scar facelift techniques for facial rejuvenation without reporting new clinical results, highlighting their appeal due to reduced morbidity, shorter scars, and less downtime.
33 citations
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August 2013 in “Current Opinion in Ophthalmology” This review discusses recent improvements in frontalis suspension for congenital ptosis surgery, highlighting that autologous fascia lata is the preferred sling material due to its lower complication rate and enhanced long-term outcomes.
6 citations
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January 1967 in “Journal of Small Animal Practice” This study observed that aged dogs exhibit atrophy of the epidermis, appendages, and dermis, along with variable skin changes and increased dermal pigmentation, but lack senile elastosis seen in humans.
1 citations
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January 2025 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” In this study, researchers identified a three-step process underlying age-related curved hair from cyclical extension: surface lipid transfer, specific disulfide bond cleavage, and unraveling of α-helices into β-structures, which may inform care strategies to manage hair curvature.
37 citations
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January 1989 in “British Journal of Plastic Surgery” This study found that using a subcuticular non-absorbable suture for six months significantly reduced scar stretching and width compared to shorter-term suturing methods after tattoo removal.
39 citations
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April 2009 in “Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery” This study found that frontalis suspension surgery using autologous sling material effectively provided good to excellent long-term functional and aesthetic outcomes for children with severe congenital ptosis.
3 citations
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August 2017 in “Journal of evolution of medical and dental sciences” In this descriptive study, elderly patients most commonly presented with skin wrinkling, xerosis, and eczematous conditions, highlighting the difficulty in distinguishing normal age-related from pathological skin changes.
19 citations
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February 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Mechanical stretching can improve or hinder skin regeneration depending on duration.
1 citations
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October 2010 in “Journal de Chirurgie Viscérale” Surgery helps remove excess skin after major weight loss, but insurance may not cover it.
3 citations
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February 2018 in “Aesthetic plastic surgery” This study found that the locked cheek lift technique effectively corrects cheek gravitational migration and reduces the lid cheek distance with minimal complications, maintaining results for over a year.
9 citations
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March 2015 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This symposium reviewed various advances in understanding and potentially reversing skin aging, with no new experimental results reported.
23 citations
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January 2017 in “Current Rheumatology Reports” This study found that adipocytes in the interfacial white adipose tissue adjacent to fibrotic lesions in systemic sclerosis show unique phenotypes and contribute to the condition's pathogenesis.
3 citations
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January 2025 in “PubMed” This study compared the effectiveness of different thread types in improving collagen profiles in UVB-exposed aging model rats, finding that PCL threads were more effective than PDO and PLLA in enhancing dermal collagen characteristics.
7 citations
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February 2012 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” This article discusses the mini-lift as a cosmetic procedure for minor cheek and neck laxity, emphasizing its benefits like quicker recovery and minimal incisions, but provides no new clinical data.
This study suggests that targeting the increased expression of SIX1 in systemic sclerosis may be a viable strategy for addressing dermal fibrosis.
April 2018 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that age-related changes in scalp dermal fibroblasts, including increased MMP-1 and reduced ECM components, may significantly affect the hair follicle environment and contribute to hair aging.
23 citations
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May 2013 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This article reviews autologous cell therapy for facial wrinkles, detailing the use of LaViv and its adverse events, but reports no new clinical results.
16 citations
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July 2017 in “Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus” In this study, both the Fox and modified Crawford frontalis sling techniques effectively improved ptosis and cosmetic appearance, with the modified Crawford technique resulting in less lagophthalmos.
July 2025 in “Burns & Trauma” In this study, researchers developed a new SFL-3D system to produce extracellular vesicles from rejuvenated dermal papilla cell spheroids, which demonstrated significant antifibrotic effects in reducing hypertrophic scarring, highlighting their potential for precision-targeted scar management.
1 citations
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January 2000 in “Aesthetic Surgery Journal” This article presents a discussion amongst surgeons on treatment approaches for a male patient with severe pseudoptosis of the upper eyelid and brow ptosis, but reports no clinical outcomes.
5 citations
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April 2024 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that by using an automated system to analyze skin histology, 108 structural features were significantly affected by age, and it identified four new aging biomarkers and notable sex-based differences in skin aging.
4 citations
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February 2018 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” In this research, a minimally invasive endoscopic brow lifting technique was presented as a viable option to reshape and fixate heavy eyebrows in mestizo patients, offering an effective approach that requires careful patient analysis to determine the appropriate technique and desired outcomes.
6 citations
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October 2023 in “Skin Research and Technology” In this study, the use of Endolift laser treatment significantly improved upper eyelid laxity and eyebrow height in nine patients, with evaluations conducted by blinded physicians showing notable cosmetic outcomes 6 months post-treatment.