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. 2020 Sep;34(9):e441-e443.
doi: 10.1111/jdv.16638. Epub 2020 Jun 10.

Efficacy of hydrogel patches in preventing facial skin damage caused by mask compression in fighting against coronavirus disease 2019: a short-term, self-controlled study

L Dong  1   2 , L Yang  1   3 , Y Li  1   2 , J Yang  1   2 , X An  1   2 , L Yang  1   2 , N Zhou  1   2 , Y Zhang  1   2 , H Du  1   2 , J Lan  1   2 , Z Song  1   4 , X Miao  5 , J Zhu  6 , J Tao  1   2
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Efficacy of hydrogel patches in preventing facial skin damage caused by mask compression in fighting against coronavirus disease 2019: a short-term, self-controlled study

L Dong et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Sep.
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Study flowchart.
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Figure 2
Mean score plotted with regard to different skin reactions (a) and representative photographs: the left (b) and right (c) sides of the face before the intervention; wearing N95 mask with hydrogel patch applied on the left face (d); the hydrogel side (e) showing less adverse skin reactions in contrast with the control side (f) subsequent to at least 4 h N95 mask compression.
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