The peptide avengers – Part 4
Read the full series here. Matrixyl 3000 was a double-headed serpent (a mixture of Palmitoyl Oligopeptide & Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7). He had a weapon that others did […]
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Hyaluronic Acid and the hidden beauty. Peptides Part 3
Peptide bond formation. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Read the full series here. KTTKS was the son of alpha-pro-collagen I, the most influential dermal fibrous protein. He was […]
3 villains in the peptide story – Part 2
Read the full series here. Prologue: The dermis has fibrillar components called Collagen and Elastin embedded in an Extracellular matrix composed of Glicosamino glycans (GAG), hyaluronic […]
The Peptide Era – Part 1
Pharmacy Rx symbol (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Recently I reviewed two peptides for hair loss and canitis. Here I shall attempt a holistic overview of peptides […]
Threadbare facelifts
After elevation of the flap,the healed excess soft tissue and cartilage has been sculpted. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Thread implant is a semi-invasive ‘face-lifting’ procedure that […]
Putting a cap on ……
Today I shall evaluate a product mentioned by my friend Dr Akshat in Dermatologist facebook group as a biomimetic 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor used in the treatment […]
Interferon Gamma Release Assay
Recently Dr Vijay George asked about Interferon gamma release assay in the Dermatologists facebook group. I just googled a bit to learn more about the […]
Beauty of Dark Hair
chemical structure of melanotan-I (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This is part 2 of the theoretical exploration of a biomimetic alpha-MSH agonist that can reverse graying of hair. The […]
Big Bang Theory
This is a theoretic exploration of a product that promises to reverse the greying of hair. Special thanks to Dr. Ranju for bringing up this topic […]