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Facial Skin Rheology

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Abstract

Facial aging expressions include wrinkling, mottled pigmentation, change in lip height, and deepening of nasolabial folds. There is a need for objective assessments of these aging signs. The relationship between the dermal microstructure and the mechanical properties of the facial skin is of utmost importance. It governs the viscoelastic properties of the tissue. They are conveniently assessed by the in vivo suction method as well as the torque method and the measurement of the ultrasound speed propagation. The influences of age, gender, and skin thickness are important to be considered.

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  1. Laboratory of Skin Bioengineering and Imaging, Department of Dermatopathology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium

    Gérald E. Piérard & Trinh Hermanns-Lê

  2. Telecommunication and Imaging Laboratory, INTELSIG, Montefiore Institute, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

    Sébastien L. Piérard

  3. Electron Microscopy Unit, Department of Dermatopathology, Unilab Lg, University Hospital of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium

    Trinh Hermanns-Lê

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  1. Winton Hill Business Center, The Procter & Gamble Company , Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

    Miranda A. Farage

  2. Margoshes-Miller Consulting, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

    Kenneth W. Miller

  3. Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

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Piérard, G.E., Piérard, S.L., Hermanns-Lê, T. (2017). Facial Skin Rheology. In: Farage, M., Miller, K., Maibach, H. (eds) Textbook of Aging Skin. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47398-6_27

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