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Figure 3.<br />

Profilometry:<br />

average<br />

deepness of<br />

s t r e t c h m a r k s<br />

(Wt) (mm).<br />

Clinical and instrumental evaluation of the activity of a combined cosmetic treatment applied to stretchmarks<br />

Figure 1.<br />

Comparison of a treated site at T0, T8 and T16 (<strong>Vol</strong>. n. 19).<br />

and Ur (immediate elastic recovery) were all statistically<br />

significant at the end of the study. The<br />

Figure 2.<br />

Comparison of a treated site at T0, T8 and T16 (<strong>Vol</strong>. n. 24).<br />

following <strong>per</strong>centages of increase underline the<br />

activity of the treatment in improving skin elasticity<br />

and softness.<br />

Percentage of improvement v s baseline<br />

T8 T16<br />

Ue 14.2% 24,4%<br />

Uf 18.8% 24,9%<br />

Uv 27,4% 25,9%<br />

Ur 3,8% 13,7%<br />

Skin electrical capacitance<br />

(hydration)<br />

Short term evaluation of electrical<br />

capacitance of treated skin, after 2 hours fro m<br />

the first application of each of the two pro d-<br />

Journal of Plastic Dermatology <strong>2009</strong>; 5, 1<br />

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