Researchers show that stretching the skin stimulates immune cells and increases the skin’s ability to absorb large molecules, including those present in vaccines. Publishing September 17 in the Cell ...

The capacity of the skin to expand by mechanical stretching has been used for decades in plastic and reconstructive surgery to generate an excess of skin that can be used to repair birth defects, ...

October 11, 2022 – A new, creative and innovative, minimally invasive skin-stretching device provides a promising alternative for surgical treatment of large scalp defects, reports a paper in The ...

Plenty of memes and social media posts show photos of tattoos stretched to a state of comic distortion. If you’re thinking of getting a tattoo or already have one, you might be worried about that ...

Pregnant women’s skin undergoes substantial changes and stretching throughout gestation, often resulting in stretch marks appearing around the abdomen, hips and thighs. With proper awareness and ...

Researchers led by a team at INSERM and King’s College London have shown how stretching the skin stimulates immune cells and increases the skin’s ability to absorb large molecules, including those ...