Aesthetic Dermatology Glossary
105 terms total — 11 showing — Last updated 26 Oct 2026
Contraindication
A clinical condition, characteristic, or circumstance that makes a particular aesthetic procedure inadvisable or unsafe for a given patient, routinely listed in consent forms and treatment protocols.
Ablative Laser Resurfacing
A laser procedure that removes the outer layers of skin to treat wrinkles, scars, and pigmentation by stimulating dermal...
Calcium Hydroxylapatite
A mineral-based biostimulatory injectable composed of microspheres suspended in a gel carrier, used for deep volumisatio...
Comedogenicity
The propensity of a topical substance to promote the formation of comedones (blackheads and whiteheads) by blocking skin...
Deoxycholic Acid
A synthetic form of a bile acid injected into submental fat to disrupt and destroy adipocyte cell membranes, reducing su...
Facial Danger Zone
An anatomically defined region of the face where injection of dermal fillers or other injectables carries significantly...
Hyaluronic Acid Filler
An injectable dermal filler composed of cross-linked hyaluronic acid, used to restore facial volume, smooth wrinkles, an...
Panfacial Volume Loss
Age-related reduction in soft tissue, fat compartment, and bony volume affecting multiple anatomical regions of the face...
Poly-L-Lactic Acid
A biodegradable synthetic polymer injected as a biostimulator to gradually restore facial volume by stimulating collagen...
Superficial Dermis
The uppermost layer of the dermis, immediately below the epidermis, which is the target plane for intradermal injection...
Superficial Fat Compartment
One of the anatomically discrete, encapsulated subcutaneous fat units of the face that undergo independent volume change...
Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System
The fibromuscular layer of the face, abbreviated SMAS, situated between the skin and deeper facial structures, which is...