Photodamaged skin. Update on therapeutic management.
With baby boomers aging, the medical community is ushered into a new era of patient care, that of cosmetic maintenance and rejuvenation. The authors critically review pharmacologic treatments for preventing and treating photodamaged skin. Issues concerning sunscreens, tretinoin, silicone tissue augmentation, fat transplantation, collagen replacement therapy, and chemical exfoliation of the skin are addressed.
Goldhar
J N
JN
Mt Sinai Hospital, Toronto.
Yong
P Y
PY
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000637:transplantation; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002615:Chemexfoliation / Q000379:methods; D003094:Collagen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012828:Silicones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015595:Skin Aging / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
D012828:Silicones; D013473:Sunscreening Agents; D014212:Tretinoin; D003094:Collagen