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Management of oxidative stress after aesthetic procedures in plastic surgery and dermatology
The most significant factors that affect cutaneous wound healing are oxygenation, infection, age and sex hormones, stress, diabetes, obesity, medications, alcoholism, smoking, and nutrition. Oxidative stress reflects an imbalance between the systemic manifestation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and a biological system's ability to repair the resulting damage. It causes strand breaks in DNA. In humans, oxidative stress is thought to be involved in... -
Effectively attenuate extrinsic skin aging
From the time we are born, aging occurs in all the organs of our body and there is no exception for our skin, which is the largest organ and shows the first and the most visible signs of aging. Cutaneous ageing is induced by external and intrinsic factors. Intrinsic aging is inevitable and results in a gradual dermal atrophy, leaving a dry thin skin and... -
Tannic Acid - A breakthrough antioxidant
Where does the tannic acid come from? Tannic acid is a polyphenol of the family of tannins. It is present in many plants, especially oak bark, yew or Tynanthus panurensis. It is found in all parts of the plant, seeds, gall, cones and woods. Tannic acid is present in high concentration in the bark and the wood of Sequoia to protect it from diseases,...