comedolysis

English

Noun

comedolysis (uncountable)

1. (medicine) The disintegration of comedones.
   • 1973, Harry Beckman, The Year Book of Drug Therapy:

     In comedolysis, stimulation of epithelial turnover leads to an increased production of loose horny cells which no longer stick tightly together.

   • 1999, Alternatives to Laboratory Animals: ATLA.:

     As a result, comedogenesis, comedolysis and bacterial load can be accurately quantified.

   • 2006, United States Pharmacopeial Convention, USP DI: United States Pharmacopeia Dispensing Information:

     The medication also has some keratolytic effect, which produces comedolysis as well as drying and desquamative actions that contribute to its efficacy.

   • 2007, Guy F. Webster, Anthony V. Rawlings, Acne and Its Therapy, CRC Press, →ISBN:

     All of the above factors demonstrate that comedolysis is retinoid-specific, not simply secondary to desquamation.

   • 2011, Bahman Guyuron, Brian M. Kinney, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Video Atlas E Book, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 14:

     Salicylic acid peels are therefore preferred for patients wishing comedolysis as part of acne treatment or for patients wishing to remove retained hairs and other debris from within the pore.

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