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The conundrum of skin pores in dermocosmetology.

Uhoda E, Piérard-Franchimont C, Petit L, Piérard GE

Department of Dermatopathology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium.

'Skin pore' is a term used by lay people and in the field of cosmetology. It remains misleading when it is not clearly defined. Indeed, lay people use it with at least 3 different meanings. Basically, invisible pores represent the openings of the sweat gland apparatus. By contrast, the visible pores represent enlarged empty funnel-shaped or cylindrical horny impacted openings of pilosebaceous follicles. This review describes some of the current objective methods used to describe skin pores.

Published 17 December 2004 in Dermatology, 210(1): 3-7.
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