Treatment of mature striae with the pulsed dye laser

Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-44

  Nehal, Kishwer S ^a   Lichtenstein, Daniel A ^a   Kamino, Hideko ^a   Levine, Vicki J ^a   Ashinoff, Robin ^a   Perelman, Ronald O ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

mature striae; pulsed dye laser

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032601114     PISSN: 14764172     EISSN: 14764180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14628839950517084     Document Type: Article

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