Postoperative care following carbon dioxide laser resurfacing: Avoiding pitfalls

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-56

  Weinstein, Cynthia ^a,c   Ramirez, Oscar ^b   Pozner, Jason ^b  

^a Epworth Freemasons Hospital   (Australia)

^b Day Procedure Centre ^*

^c Freemasons Day Procedure Centre Imaging   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; COCODAMOL; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; FAMCICLOVIR; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROQUINONE; ISOTRETINOIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; RETINOIC ACID; SUNSCREEN; VALACICLOVIR;

ACNE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; ERYTHEMA; FACE SURGERY; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN SURFACE; SWEAT GLAND DISEASE; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0031940697     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1998.tb04051.x     Document Type: Article

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