Molecular Research in Skin Health and Disease
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editor
Interests: hand surgery; reconstructive surgery; microsurgery; burns; nerve surgery; replantations; traumatology
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Dear Colleagues,
The skin, the body's largest organ, plays a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis. It serves defensive and immunological functions, acts as a reservoir of epithelial cells, and functions as a sensory organ. Through its color, appearance, and various changes, the skin often reflects a wide range of underlying pathologies, ranging from mild to severe. Additionally, the skin—particularly that of the face—is essential for expressing emotions and feelings. Given these diverse functions, preserving the skin’s health, both functionally and aesthetically, is a priority. Early recognition of changes is critical for effectively treating skin diseases. Collaboration between researchers and clinicians, as well as among various medical specialties, including dermatology, rheumatology, plastic surgery, and aesthetic medicine, is key to diagnosing rare diseases, developing innovative treatments to maintain skin health, and managing both common and rare skin conditions.
This Special Issue will bring together clinicians and researchers for developing new methods for maintaining healthy skin and studying methods of surgical or non-surgical treatment and associations between them and various malignant or benign skin lesions, dermatological pathologies or methods of healing or stimulating healing in cases of skin defects of various etiologies, including those that are hard to heal.
Dr. Mihaela Pertea
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wound healing
- molecular research in skin lesions
- dermatologic surgery
- cosmetic surgery
- exosomes: new molecular targets of diseases
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