Peptide design for skin rejuvenation
Helium Ion Microscopy of collagen (Photo credit: ZEISS Microscopy) Skin rejuvenation peptides are cosmetic dermatology’s answer to retinoids. Retinoids stimulate collagen production at the transcriptional […]
Anti-ageing
Opposite Poles
Have you ever had this dream? Patients sitting outside your office waiting for their monthly infusion of stem cells. The polygel electrode of your next-gen […]
Hurting the fly
Have you been hurting your patients with lasers, derma rollers or mesotherapy to initiate a wound healing response that promotes collagen synthesis and anti-ageing? I […]
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 […]
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 […]
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‘ […]
Fountain of Youth
All cosmetic dermatologists use chemical peels as an anti-ageing service. Chemical peel removes superficial dead cells which will be replaced by younger cells from below. […]
Can sunglasses make you fair and young?
Image via Wikipedia With my sunglasses on, I’m Jack Nicholson. Without them, I’m fat and 60.Jack Nicholson A recent study ( http://www.springerlink.com/content/k357341018812812/ ) demonstrated that UVA irradiation […]