Hypothetical Etiology and Competitive Assessment of Terahertz Light Induced Rhytide Improvement
Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: Aesthetic lasers are a billion dollar industry that continues to grow at a CAGR of 9.0%.The age-resisting rhytide improvement market is driven by consumer consumption of lower-risk, minimal-downtime, and highly effective approaches.The clinical and market success of novel combination techniques has already prompted consolidation in a highly fragmented market, suggesting that continued innovation in this space could yield great dividends.The advent of new technologies that unlock the last unexploited band of electromagnetic radiation offers the prospect of new combinatorial value in a space still ripe for consolidation.Existing evidence suggests that THz exposure on skin can achieve dermal impact, achieve non-genotoxic membrane permeability increases and preferentially initiate production of regeneration recruiting molecules via non-thermal biophotomodulation.Further work is proposed and must be performed to clarify the best mode to deliver the maximum beneficial bioeffects from THz exposure.
Author: Joseph Tsun Daw Tan
Institution: Case Western Reserve University
Language: English
Subfield: Dermatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2596027408