Disappointing results following resurfacing of facial skin with CO2 lasers for prophylaxis of keratoses and cancers

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 729-732

  Fulton, James E ^a   Rahimi, A David ^a   Helton, Peter ^a   Dahlberg, K ^a   Kelly, Arthur G ^b  

^a Fulton Skin Institute   (United States)

^b Cunningham Pathology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CELL DEGENERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSKERATOSIS; FACE CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOSIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN CANCER; SKIN CARE; SKIN SURFACE;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOSIS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SKIN; SKIN AGING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 0032836092     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.1999.99035.x     Document Type: Article

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