Damage to hair follicles by normal-mode ruby laser pulses

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 889-894

  Grossman, Melanie C ^a,b,c   Dierickx, Christine ^a   Farinelli, William ^a   Flotte, Thomas ^a   Anderson, R Rox ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Laser Skin Surg Ctr New York City ^*  (United States)

^c Laser Skin Surg Ctr New York City   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029731626     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(96)90111-5     Document Type: Article

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