The Dark Knight Rises (PRP Part 5)
War (Photo credit: beapen) This is a critical exploration of the potential utility (or otherwise) of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) in cosmetic treatments. Please read […]
Articles by Bell Eapen
The virtue of moderation (PRP Part 4)
Acanthosis nigricans (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Read the rest of the articles in this series on PRP.(Platelet-rich Plasma) Insulin like growth factor 1 and 2 (IGF-1 […]
A phosphatidylcholine hyaluronic acid chitin–nanofibrils complex
Wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year! Ref: A phosphatidylcholine hyaluronic acid chitin–nanofibrils complex: For the last few weeks I have been discussing about […]
Dopamine and Hirsutism
hair follicle (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Dopamine is a novel, direct inducer of catagen in human scalp hair follicles in vitro – Langan – 2012 – […]
The paracrine effect (PRP Part 3)
DAXX pathway in TGF beta signaling (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This is a critical exploration of the potential utility (or otherwise) of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) […]
Platelet-derived growth factor (PRP Part 2)
English: Ribbon image of human PDGF receptor beta in complex with PDGF-B. This image was created using Pymol, based on 3MJG in the Protein Data […]
The Twilight Saga
PRP or Platelet Rich Plasma is a recent cosmetic adaptation of an old technology with promising yet unsubstantiated clinical evidence. ie it is still in […]
DermKnowledgeBASE – A Dermatology Knowledge Base
DermKnowledgeBASE is a knowledge base for dermatology. Knowledge base is a kind of database for knowledge management. Ok! Let me try to explain it in […]
Future of Laser Skin Rejuvenation
Selective photothermolysis is or rather used to be dogmatic in cutaneous laser systems. Basically laser of a particular wavelength is selectively absorbed by a ‘chromophore‘ […]