Season- and facial site-specific skin changes due to long-term mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tomomi NakamuraHiroyuki YoshidaMai HaneokaShun NakamuraYoshito Takahashi

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) (2022)

Mask-wear-related skin changes were season- and facial site-specific, and alterations in SC CER may play a role in barrier-related skin problems caused by mask use.

Keyphrases

soft tissue
wound healing
positive airway pressure
obstructive sleep apnea
drug induced