SKIN MEASUREMENTS: INSTRUMENTAL AND SENSORIALSTRATEGY IN THE EVALUATION OF COSMECEUTICALS ANDAESTHETIC SURGERY PERFORMANCES
Abstract
BACKGROUND Nowadays, good health, beauty and fitness are perceived as qualities that are requiredfor social acceptance and professional success. The cosmetic surgery industry is dynamicand growth levels reach record high. The technological advancements, especially innon-surgical procedures such as anti-aging techniques are developing with an astonishingspeed. The demonstration of functionality with scientific measures becomes necessary andit is a right of the buyer as well as of the patient. To maintain high scientific standards insuch evaluations, adequate protocols and statistical tests must be applied. In our review wedescribe some of the targeted skin conditions in anti-aging procedures, namely skinmoisturization, elasticity, surface wrinkledness, skin thickness, evaluated with specificinstruments. We are also able to follow the treatment of acne phenomenon as well as skinwhitening, cellulite, stretch marks and hair loss by using special devices. Digital photographyis a well established method for treatment evaluation; however the standardizationof digital images is gaining importance. CONCLUSIONS Nevertheless, human perceptions enable the analysis of the sensory responses to specificstimulus in qualitative and quantitative ways. Such analysis can be as accurate andstatistically significant as the instrumental analytical evaluations. We want to stress theincreasing popularity of anti-aging techniques and the need for their evaluation. Thefamily practice doctors as well as researchers in the field of anti-aging should benefit fromthis articleDownloads
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