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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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Poor sleep and stress can take a toll on skin, while exercise can improve blood flow to the skin and may help counteract the loss of elasticity and dermal thickness that comes with aging.
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Maria Godoy, NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
Also known as microdermal piercings or single-point piercings, dermal piercings lie flat against the skin and don't have a separate entry and exit point, per Byrdie.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Another option: dermal fillers, which may be used to address hollowing and thicken the skin, therefore minimizing the visibility of veins.
—Taryn Brooke, Allure, 28 Aug. 2025
One of these procedures is labia puffing, This is where a doctor injects some kind of dermal filler, like hyaluronic acid or fat, into your labia majora, the outer lips of the vulva, to give them more volume.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Maria Godoy, NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
Also known as microdermal piercings or single-point piercings, dermal piercings lie flat against the skin and don't have a separate entry and exit point, per Byrdie.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Another option: dermal fillers, which may be used to address hollowing and thicken the skin, therefore minimizing the visibility of veins.
—Taryn Brooke, Allure, 28 Aug. 2025
One of these procedures is labia puffing, This is where a doctor injects some kind of dermal filler, like hyaluronic acid or fat, into your labia majora, the outer lips of the vulva, to give them more volume.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Dermal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dermal. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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