Effects of Aging, Menopause, and Hormone Replacement Therapy on Forearm Skin Elasticity in Women

Objectives: To investigate the decline per year in skin elasticity in postmenopausal women and how much hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increased elasticity over 12 months.

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