Open AccessSkin ultrasound examination in the cosmetologists practice
Author(s) -
A P Bezuglyy,
Н Н Бикбулатова,
Elena A. Shuginina,
П А Белков,
N R Khabutdinova,
А. П. Безуглый,
Н Н Бикбулатова,
Ye A Shuginina,
П А Белков,
N R Khabutdinova
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
vestnik dermatologii i venerologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2313-6294
pISSN - 0042-4609
DOI - 10.25208/vdv1044
Subject(s) - cosmetology , medicine , ultrasound , dermatology , physical examination , medical physics , radiology , art , visual arts
The article presents the study results for available options as well as diagnostics value and limitations related toskin ultrasound scans in medical cosmetology. The authors applied the skin ultrasound scanning method at 22 MHzand 75 MHz to visualize the structure of epidermis, derma and subcutaneous cellular tissue. Patients with chronicinflammatory dermatoses, skin neoplasms, cicatrical changes and age-related skin changes made a part of the sampleunder examination. The authors obtained scanograms of the skin structure and used them to measure the depth ofdifferent skin layers and formations as well as tissue echodensity. The qualitative and quantitative data were applied tospecify the clinical diagnosis and assess the treatment efficacy.