
Energy-based devices, especially lasers and ultrasound (HIFU/MFU-V), have transformed esthetic medicine, yet evidence remains scattered. This hybrid review couples systematic retrieval of quantitative studies with expert synthesis to define areas of strength and caution. Searches of MEDLINE, Embase,...

We explore the motivations of middle-aged consumers of anti-aging products and services in relation to aging, health, and appearance. Admission of use of anti-aging products and services could align a respondent with a stigmatized group, old people, and also connotes a feminine concern with aesthetics....

As the aesthetics and dermatological industries continue to advance in search of innovative anti-aging interventions, plant- and microbiome-derived extracts have emerged as promising candidates for skin rejuvenation. A growing body of laboratory-based research has evaluated a diverse array of these natural...

Nowadays, several skin pathologic disorders such as acne scars, vascular lesions and pigmented lesions, can be treated with laser technology as a valid therapeutic alternative to conventional treatments. Topical formulations of traditional agents like hydroquinone, kojic acid, and glycolic acid are the...

Oxidative damage is the principal cellular disturbance in the skin aging. Missense polymorphisms strengthen or weaken detoxification enzyme activity. Determination of deleterious functional effects of polymorphisms in detoxification genes (NQO1 and EPHX1) in skin aging was the overall purpose of conducting...