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Journal of Skin
September 18-20, 2017 SAN ANTONIO, TX, USA
World Dermatological Congress
Dermatology Congress 2017
Growth Factors: Harnessing healing power, from restoration to rejuvenation
Ahmed Al-Qahtani
AQ Skin Solutions, California
Since the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of nerve growth factor (NGF) and epidermal growth factor (EGF)
in 1986, scientists and physicians alike have sought to understand and apply the physiological benefits of
growth factors. In both healing and rejuvenation, tissue remodeling and systemic restoration, strides have been
made in this regard. While the activity of growth factors and other elements of the cell secretome in response to
acute wound damage are becoming increasingly well known, it remains a novelty to many that similar principles
of restoration and remodeling repair can be employed for the sake of cosmeceutical rejuvenation. Within this
domain, topical serums containing an intricate balance of growth factors, cytokines and other peptides have
proven effective in reversing the signs of extrinsic aging. Perhaps the most effective of these serums include those
engineered and patented (U.S. Pat. 8,518,819) by AQ Skin Solutions. This study corroborates the idea that the
topical application of growth factors and cytokines are beneficial in reducing the signs of skin aging of the face,
including the area around the eyes. Moreover, growth factors have been shown to restore hair growth and slow
down the progression of Androgenetic alopecia. Our study established the effectiveness of naturally occurring
growth factors for anti-aging, skin rejuvenation, wound healing and for the first time in the treatment of hair loss.