Research on biomechanical properties of skin and its detection method is significant in learning about and mastering the physiological function of the skin, assessing the degree of skin aging correctly as well as doing some appropriate care. As one of the important indexes for skin mechanics, viscoelastic can reflect the state of skin system timely, and play a guiding role in the treatment of diseases related. Meanwhile, surgery recuperation and cosmetics can be effectively measured and quantified. Due to the uniqueness and complexity of the structure of skin, the test method for its viscoelasticity is more complex than engineering meterial. In recent years, detection technology of skin viscoelastic has been paid great attention, especially to the non-invasive methods of skin viscoelastic. In this paper, the principle of non-invasive detection methods and their recent development are described, and the various detection methods and the major equipments are also analyzed.
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