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The word dermal often comes up nowadays in connection with cosmetic treatments. Dermal therapy usually means restoring moisture to dry, cracked skin. Dermal fillers such as collagen can be injected to fill in acne scars or reduce wrinkles. These have now been joined by treatments like Botox, which paralyzes facial dermal muscles, again in order to reduce wrinkles (since those dermal muscles are used to form expressions). A synonym for dermal is cutaneous.
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In the days before, the outlets reported, Fernandes had undergone a cosmetic procedure that involved the injection of polymethylmethacrylate — a dermal filler commonly known as PMMA — into her buttocks.
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Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Bangkok clinics offer Botox, dermal fillers, laser hair removal and skin tightening treatments such as Oligio alongside traditional spa and holistic therapies.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026
Popular treatments in Thailand include Botox and dermal fillers, laser hair removal, skin tightening procedures such as Oligio, advanced facial and dermatology services and traditional spa and holistic therapies.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
This stimulates natural wound healing, a process known as dermal remodeling.
—Erica Sweeney, Time, 9 Apr. 2026
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Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Bangkok clinics offer Botox, dermal fillers, laser hair removal and skin tightening treatments such as Oligio alongside traditional spa and holistic therapies.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026
Popular treatments in Thailand include Botox and dermal fillers, laser hair removal, skin tightening procedures such as Oligio, advanced facial and dermatology services and traditional spa and holistic therapies.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
This stimulates natural wound healing, a process known as dermal remodeling.
—Erica Sweeney, Time, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Dermal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dermal. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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