Open AccessEffect of age on the biomechanical and microcirculatory properties of the skin in healthy individuals and during venous ulceration
Author(s) -
Essam H. Mattar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.77545
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic venous insufficiency , extensibility , asymptomatic , edema , surgery , dermatology , computer science , operating system
With aging there is alteration of elastic properties of the skin and skin-blood flow.