Feasibility of reflectance confocal microscopy monitoring in oily, acne-prone facial skin treated with a topical combination of alpha and beta-hydroxy acids, anti-inflammatory molecules, and herculane thermal water: a blinded, one-month study

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Oily, acne-prone skin and acne vulgaris are very common conditions. Altered and increased androgen-mediated sebum production, keratinocyte hyper-proliferation in the infundibulum, follicular colonization by Cutibacterium acnes, and inflammatory infiltrates are key components of the pathologic process in both acne-prone skin and acne, and thus represent main therapeutic targets. Different management approaches for the treatment of acne and acne-prone skin are currently available. The introduction of in_vivo reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) for skin imaging offers the unique opportunity to perform optical biopsies at quasi-histological resolution without tissue damage. A . . .

 



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