Because melasma often involves inflammation and sun exposure, this mechanism can be helpful in targeted skincare routines
Finally, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled intervention study in 3,365 subjects from the Shandong province of China found that supplementation with aged garlic extract and steam-distilled garlic oil for 7.3 years did not reduce the prevalence of precancerous gastric lesions or the incidence of gastric cancer (85)
Sublingual administration bypasses the liver entirely, delivering 6085% of the dose to systemic circulation within 2030 minutes
This state is called oxidative stress (see Chapter 45) and can result in serious cell damage if the stress is massive or prolonged
Treatment is delivered in a series of injections and can be combined with other therapies such as PRP or shockwave therapy
If small particles remain, continue gently swirling until fully dissolved