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Use of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) in Aesthetic Skin Assessment—A Short Review
Author(s) -
Kislevitz Mikaela,
Akgul Yucel,
Wamsley Christine,
Hoopman John,
Kenkel Jeffrey
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
lasers in surgery and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1096-9101
pISSN - 0196-8092
DOI - 10.1002/lsm.23219
Subject(s) - optical coherence tomography , medicine , dermis , pathology , radiology
Assessments of non‐surgical office‐based aesthetic treatments' efficacy including lasers are mostly based on subjective evaluation of clinical photography. Accumulating evidence suggest that non‐invasive skin imaging such as optical coherence tomography (OCT) can be effectively used to assess not only the skin surface but also the underlying epidermis and dermis, providing objective and clinically relevant data. In this review, we highlight the potential of OCT imaging for the aesthetic medicine field along with OCT measurement parameters and their clinical relevance to healthy and pathological skin conditions. Lasers Surg. Med. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.