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The word dermal often comes up nowadays in connection with cosmetic treatments. Dermal therapy usually means restoring moisture to dry, cracked skin. Dermal fillers such as collagen can be injected to fill in acne scars or reduce wrinkles. These have now been joined by treatments like Botox, which paralyzes facial dermal muscles, again in order to reduce wrinkles (since those dermal muscles are used to form expressions). A synonym for dermal is cutaneous.
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Similarly, the pairing of chemical peels with dermal fillers or Botox injections can rejuvenate the complexion while simultaneously restoring volume.
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Matt King, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
While last year the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery reported that filler was still one of the top minimally invasive aesthetic treatments of 2023, a report from a few years back also showed a sharp 57% increase in dermal filler reversals in just one year.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
The trend is moving from predominantly rejuvenating superficial dermal filler treatments, to regenerative injectables that stimulate greater production of what’s already in the body.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Shark skin, too, is covered with dermal denticles—tiny teeth, which keep away the barnacles that plague whales.
—Katherine Rundell, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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Matt King, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
While last year the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery reported that filler was still one of the top minimally invasive aesthetic treatments of 2023, a report from a few years back also showed a sharp 57% increase in dermal filler reversals in just one year.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
The trend is moving from predominantly rejuvenating superficial dermal filler treatments, to regenerative injectables that stimulate greater production of what’s already in the body.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Shark skin, too, is covered with dermal denticles—tiny teeth, which keep away the barnacles that plague whales.
—Katherine Rundell, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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“Dermal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dermal. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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