COSMETICS & MEDICINE Special Edition №1/2026

• Publisher: Cosmetics & Medicine Publishing
• Format: eJournal
• Pages: 132
• Language: Russian
• Publication date: March 15 , 2026
• Product dimensions (WxHxD), cm: 21.0 x 29.7 x 1.0
• ISBN/ISSN: 1681-3545

We are pleased to present the new issue of the Cosmetics & Medicine # 1/2026. Trends and perspectives, scientific reviews and clinical observations, practical methods and analyses of complex cases—all this can be found in this issue, dedicated to the most pressing topics in modern cosmetology and aesthetic medicine.

All of the articles we prepare are practice-oriented: they help broaden professional horizons, find new solutions for day-to-day work, and navigate current approaches to patient management.

The Cosmetic Products section brings together scientific publications that reflect both interdisciplinary connections and modern trends in skin care and restoration:

• Tranexamic acid in cutaneous oncology and cosmetic surgery: a comprehensive review (Balado-Simo R. et al.)
• Topical carboxytherapy modulates the skin microbiome after CO₂ laser resurfacing: a pilot study (Hernandez-Rovira B. et al.)
• Retinoids 4.0: the microbiome is in the game! (Editorial review)

Promising directions and analyses of complications important for safe clinical practice in the Aesthetic Injection section:

• Effects of autologous extracellular vesicles derived from blood on skin regeneration and anti-aging protection: a clinical study (Kang H. et al.)
• Necrosis after intradermal injection of lyophilized exosomes: a clinical case (Al-Bargawi S.)
• Injectable poly-L-lactic acid for aesthetic body contouring: an international consensus on evidence assessment and practical recommendations (Haddad A. et al.)
• Enzymatic treatment of facial overcorrection syndrome: a case series and literature review (Castelanich D. et al.)
• Hypersensitivity reactions associated with aesthetic injections of botulinum neurotoxin type A: a case series (Buchholz E. et al.)

Clinical observations, safety considerations, and combinations of technologies in the Energy-Based Aesthetics & Skincare Technologies section:

• Unusual eyebrow microblading color changes after laser exposure: a retrospective case series (Al-Jasser M.I. et al.)
• Treatment of scars in porphyria cutanea tarda using combined laser therapy and a pilot use of artificial intelligence for quantitative outcome assessment (Kesti C.E., Kesti K.R.)
• Eye injuries caused by high-intensity macro- and microfocused ultrasound: a clinical case (Xiao G. et al.)
• Dynamic muscle stimulation of the periorbital area to improve blinking in patients with dry eye syndrome (Chelnis J.G., Chelnis A.)

The ANTI-AGE Cosmetology section, an expert discussion of patient management during a key period of hormonal change, is published:

• Round table: aesthetic aspects of treating patients in perimenopause and menopause (Fabi S.G. et al.)

The Trichology section describes an evidence-based assessment of nutritional support in androgenetic alopecia:

• Effects of dietary supplements on androgenetic alopecia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis (Zhou L. et al.)

An important review of the role of iron in skin parameters and aging processes is published in the Nutrition Science section:

• The critical role of iron levels in skin tone, chronoaging, and photoaging: a literature review (Huang S. et al.)

In the Skin Siagnostics and Analysis Methods, there are modern biomarkers and instrumental approaches:

• Periorbital skin index as a biomarker of biological aging and health status (Gu K.N. et al.)
• Integrating high-frequency ultrasound with the Global Acne Grading System to predict treatment efficacy in acne vulgaris (Yang L. et al.)

We would also like to highlight the selection of materials in the Emerging Trends in Innovation, Research & Development section, covering a wide range of topics, including those from fields related to cosmetology:

• Glutathione in anti-pigmentation programs: molecular and cellular mechanisms and clinical observations (Romashkina A.S.)
• How a cosmetologist can respond to criticism and accusations—in real life and on social media—in a way that benefits themselves: self-help techniques (Nikolaeva N.N.)