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Photorejuvenation is a skin treatment that uses lasers, intense pulsed light, or photodynamic therapy to treat skin conditions and remove effects of photoaging such as wrinkles, spots, and textures. The process induces controlled wounds to the skin.
Dermal macrophages are usually present in the dermis and around hair follicles. Dermal macrophages are macrophages in the skin that facilitate skin homeostasis by mediating wound repair, hair growth, and salt balance. [1] Their functional role in these processes is the mediator of inflammation. They can acquire an M1 or M2 phenotype to promote ...
Cutaneous innervation refers to an area of the skin which is supplied by a specific cutaneous nerve . Dermatomes are similar; however, a dermatome only specifies the area served by a spinal nerve. In some cases, the dermatome is less specific (when a spinal nerve is the source for more than one cutaneous nerve), and in other cases it is more ...
Cutaneous receptor. A cutaneous receptor is the type of sensory receptor found in the skin ( the dermis or epidermis ). They are a part of the somatosensory system. Cutaneous receptors include mechanoreceptors (pressure or distortion), nociceptors (pain), and thermoreceptors (temperature). [1]