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Seasonal modulation of sebum excretion
C Piérard-Franchimont1, G E Piérard, A Kligman
1Department of Dermatopathology, University of Liège, Belgium.
Dermatologica
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
It is currently agreed that ambient temperature influences the sebum excretion rate. By using the Sebutape technique we have confirmed this concept, which is related to an increased delivery of sebum to the surface of the skin without an increment in the number of active sebaceous follicles.