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Clinical Features and Biophysical Characteristics of Lips of South Asian Women
INTRODUCTION: The vermillion lip has unique physical properties and environmental exposures make them prone to dryness and chapping. While lips contribute to facial beauty, perioral aging is highly individual and dependent on ethnicity. Specifically with regard to South Asian population, there is no...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10387256/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37525690 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CCID.S417214 |
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author | Subramanyam, Chaitra Gunt, Hemali B Sivamani, Raja K |
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description | INTRODUCTION: The vermillion lip has unique physical properties and environmental exposures make them prone to dryness and chapping. While lips contribute to facial beauty, perioral aging is highly individual and dependent on ethnicity. Specifically with regard to South Asian population, there is no other literature identified on the biophysical characteristics of the vermillion lip. METHODS: In this work, characteristics of the vermillion skin in South Asians were examined through various clinical and biophysical characteristics of the lips such as dryness and roughness, fine lip lines, lip texture, hydration, and barrier function. Healthy South Asian females, from age 20–45 were recruited for this study and transepidermal water loss (TEWL), hydration, visual lip tolerance, and visual dryness were measured and graded by the dermatologist-investigator. RESULTS: Lip texture and fine lines significantly increased from the 20s to the 40s. Overall lip health significantly decreased with age. TEWL and dryness increased with age while hydration decreased with age, although not significantly so. DISCUSSION: This first-of-its kind study on South Asian females establishes that with age there is a decrease in overall lip health and an increase in signs of aging of the lips (fine lines, texture) from the 20s to 40s. |
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spelling | pubmed-103872562023-07-31 Clinical Features and Biophysical Characteristics of Lips of South Asian Women Subramanyam, Chaitra Gunt, Hemali B Sivamani, Raja K Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol Original Research INTRODUCTION: The vermillion lip has unique physical properties and environmental exposures make them prone to dryness and chapping. While lips contribute to facial beauty, perioral aging is highly individual and dependent on ethnicity. Specifically with regard to South Asian population, there is no other literature identified on the biophysical characteristics of the vermillion lip. METHODS: In this work, characteristics of the vermillion skin in South Asians were examined through various clinical and biophysical characteristics of the lips such as dryness and roughness, fine lip lines, lip texture, hydration, and barrier function. Healthy South Asian females, from age 20–45 were recruited for this study and transepidermal water loss (TEWL), hydration, visual lip tolerance, and visual dryness were measured and graded by the dermatologist-investigator. RESULTS: Lip texture and fine lines significantly increased from the 20s to the 40s. Overall lip health significantly decreased with age. TEWL and dryness increased with age while hydration decreased with age, although not significantly so. DISCUSSION: This first-of-its kind study on South Asian females establishes that with age there is a decrease in overall lip health and an increase in signs of aging of the lips (fine lines, texture) from the 20s to 40s. Dove 2023-07-26 /pmc/articles/PMC10387256/ /pubmed/37525690 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CCID.S417214 Text en © 2023 Subramanyam et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Subramanyam, Chaitra Gunt, Hemali B Sivamani, Raja K Clinical Features and Biophysical Characteristics of Lips of South Asian Women |
title | Clinical Features and Biophysical Characteristics of Lips of South Asian Women |
title_full | Clinical Features and Biophysical Characteristics of Lips of South Asian Women |
title_fullStr | Clinical Features and Biophysical Characteristics of Lips of South Asian Women |
title_full_unstemmed | Clinical Features and Biophysical Characteristics of Lips of South Asian Women |
title_short | Clinical Features and Biophysical Characteristics of Lips of South Asian Women |
title_sort | clinical features and biophysical characteristics of lips of south asian women |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10387256/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37525690 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CCID.S417214 |
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