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Transepidermal Water Loss

Agache’s Measuring the Skin

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The use of noninvasive measurement methods for the examination of different physiological functions of the skin or for the characterization of pharmacological or pathological reactions is recent. Following the development of suitable techniques, instruments are now available for the evaluation of such different cutaneous parameters as color, elasticity, dermal blood flow, hydration of the horny layer, sebum excretion, and, of course, transepidermal water loss (TEWL). This equipment may replace the usual visual evaluation of skin state and are able to catch changes that otherwise would be not detected by the human eye.

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  3. Department of Dermatology, Saint Jacques University Hospital, Besançon, France

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Gabard, B., Treffel, P. (2016). Transepidermal Water Loss. In: Humbert, P., Maibach, H., Fanian, F., Agache, P. (eds) Agache’s Measuring the Skin. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26594-0_142-1

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