Influence of quarantine mask use on skin characteristics: One of the changes in our life caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jongwook Kim Suji Yoo Oh Sun Kwon Eui-Taek Jeong Jun-Man LimSun Gyoo Park

Published in: Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) (2020)

The use of quarantine masks causes a change in the skin temperature, redness, and TEWL in the short term and in skin elasticity, pores, and acne in the long term. This study revealed that prolonged mask use could have negative effects on the skin.

Keyphrases

soft tissue
wound healing
single cell