Laser treatment of facial venous vascular malformations

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 371-378

  Derby, Lynn D ^a   Low, David W ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARGON LASER; BURN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONTRACTURE; DYE LASER; FACE; FEMALE; FIBEROSCOPE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030898413     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199704000-00011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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