Long-term effects of one general pass laser resurfacing: A look at dermal tightening and skin quality

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 169-174

  Ruiz Esparza, Javier ^a,c   Barba Gomez, Julio Manuel ^b  

^a San Diego   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DERMATOLÓGICO DE JALISCO DR JOSÉ BARBA RUBIO   (Mexico)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0033017676     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.1999.08182.x     Document Type: Article

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