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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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Wang allegedly injected the victim’s eyelids with a local anesthetic and non-FDA approved dermal fillers, which left permanent scarring, the DA said.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
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.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
For one, dermal piercings aren’t as inherently dangerous as West’s critics would like to believe.
—Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 14 Jan. 2026
The clinic has treated celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Kate Hudson and Jessica Alba, and is known for its approach to facial balancing, a cosmetic procedure that uses dermal fillers to improve the symmetry and proportions of the face.
—Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2025
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
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.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
For one, dermal piercings aren’t as inherently dangerous as West’s critics would like to believe.
—Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 14 Jan. 2026
The clinic has treated celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Kate Hudson and Jessica Alba, and is known for its approach to facial balancing, a cosmetic procedure that uses dermal fillers to improve the symmetry and proportions of the face.
—Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Dermal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dermal. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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