Table 4 Variation of skin structure, THG intensity, and SHG intensity after 100% glycerol topical application for 30 min.
Case E100-T30 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Depth or thickness (μm) | Thickness of SC | Thickness of viable epidermis | Depth of basal layer | Depth of middle papillary dermis layer | Depth of Top reticular dermis layer |
Before (N = 10) | 13.5 \(\pm \) 0.9 | 17.3 \(\pm \) 4.3 | 30.8 \(\pm \) 4.7 | 60.1 \(\pm \) 6.0 | 88.7 \(\pm \) 13.2 |
Post-glycerol (N = 10) | 13.5 \(\pm \) 2.6 | 21.6 \(\pm \) 2.4* | 35.1 \(\pm \) 3.3* | 67.0 \(\pm \) 8.0* | 98.1 \(\pm \) 16.9 |
THG intensity | Bottom of SC | Middle viable epidermis layer | Basal layer | Middle papillary dermis layer | Top reticular dermis layer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
After the applying glycerol | △ (***) | △ (***) | △ (***) | △ (***) | – |
SHG intensity | Middle papillary dermis layer | Top reticular dermis layer | SHG maximum | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
After the applying glycerol | △ (*) | – | – |
