Laser therapy of spider leg veins: Clinical evaluation of a new long pulsed alexandrite laser

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-58

  McDaniel, David H ^a,b   Ash, Keith ^c   Lord, Jeff ^c   Newman, John ^c   Adrian, Robert M ^d   Zukowski, Mark ^e  

^a Laser Skin & Vein Center of Virginia   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^d Center for Laser Surgery   (United States)

^e Zukowski Ctr Cosmetic Plast Surg   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LEG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; TELANGIECTASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BERYLLIUM; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LASERS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCLEROTHERAPY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TELANGIECTASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033010092     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.1999.08117.x     Document Type: Article

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