During the Merz Aesthetics Masterclass in Stockholm, Professor Martina Kerscher talked about her career as a professor in dermatology, heading the department of Cosmetic Sciences at the University of Hamburg, where she conducts pioneering research in the field of aesthetic medicine. As the highest authority in the field, she gave her definition of Skin Quality. These are the 4 emergent perceptual categories: skin firmness (hydration, elasticity), skin surface (smoothness, roughness, pores, wrinkles, hairs, etc), skin glow (light refraction, absorption and reflection) and skin tone evenness (pigmentation, vessels, hypopigmentation, etc).

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