Lasers in plastic surgery: Current practice

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1442-1450

  Achauer, Bruce M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; LASER SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TATTOO; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASCULAR LESION;

DERMABRASION; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; LASERS; SAFETY; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; SURGERY, PLASTIC; TATTOOING;

EID: 0030896794     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199704001-00041     Document Type: Article

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