Valuation of Life With Disability: An International Comparison Study in Vietnam, Peru, and Haiti.

The authors measured perceived quality of life for 4 disabilities among 450 adults in 3 resource-limited countries, measuring mean utilities using time trade-off, and surveying participants on 35 sociocultural characteristics to compare utilities for disabilities by country and examine associated sociocultural characteristics. Mean utilities were >0 for mild and moderate, but <0 for severe and profound. Utilities differed across countries ( = .

Assessment of the efficacy and tolerance of an innovative regenerative serum on cutaneous regeneration, following fractional laser procedure using Erbium:YAG.

Introduction: Cutaneous regeneration, fractional laser, medical device, cellular proliferation cutaneous changes linked to photoaging are currently treated with physical treatments, such as fractional laser, which may induce epidermal alteration.

Objective: To determine the efficacy and safety of a regenerative serum (Matricium , Laboratoire Bioderma, France) after laser procedure.

Methods: Prospective, double-blind, controlled, and randomized study in subjects with photoaged skin.