Ruby laser-assisted hair removal: An ultrastructural evaluation of cutaneous damage

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 636-643

  Liew, S H ^a   Cerio, R ^c   Sarathchandra, P ^b   Grobbelaar, A O ^a   Gault, D T ^a   Sanders, R ^a   Green, C ^a   Linge, C ^a  

^a MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Hair follicle; Hair removal; Ruby laser; Selective photothermolysis; Ultrastructural changes

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; MELANIN;

ARTICLE; BLISTER; CAUCASIAN; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIDERMIS; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HAIR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LASER SURGERY; MICROSCOPY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN NECROSIS;

EID: 0032734201     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1999.3195     Document Type: Article

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