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Allergan Aesthetics Redefines Skin Quality Communication with Launch of Skin Quality Index
Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, today announced the launch of the Skin Quality Index (SQI), a unified vocabulary developed to standardize how patients and health care providers discuss skin quality. The framework is supported by the most comprehensive global research to date published in Dermatologic Surgery, which identified inconsistencies in terminology used by patients and providers, and highlighted the need for clearer, more consistent language during aesthetic consultations.
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