A pilot study of in vivo immediate tissue contraction with CO2 skin laser resurfacing in a live farm pig

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 851-856

  Ross, E Victor ^a,b   Yashar, Sharam S ^b   Naseef, George S ^a   Barnette, David J ^b   Skrobal, Miroslav ^a   Grevelink, Joop ^a   Anderson, R Rox ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONTRACTURE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; GUINEA PIG; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; THERMAL INJURY;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; LASERS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PILOT PROJECTS; SKIN; SWINE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032716922     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.1999.99091.x     Document Type: Article

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