Table 1 –

histological parameters in postmenopausal skin

Parameters	Before treatment	After treatment
epithelial thickness (μm)	560.8 ± 4.4	613 ± 4.6*
epidermal papillar index (%)	10.4 ± 1.9	14.7 ± 4.0*
dermal collagen (no units)	152.0 ± 2.2	163.0 ± 2.3*
elastic fibers (no units)	525.4 ± 4.2	611.2 ± 4.6*
dermal vessels (number per slide)	64.2 ± 1.4	1.1 ± 1.6*

^*p<0.01 compared to data before treatment – paired Student’s t-test.