Treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae using the Q-switched Nd:YAG laser with topical carbon suspension

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 737-742

  Rogers, Cindy J ^a   Glaser, Dee Anna ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HAIR DISEASE; HUMAN; LOTION; NEODYMIUM LASER; PAPULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOFOLLICULITIS BARBAE; PUSTULE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; CARBON; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FOLLICULITIS; HAIR REMOVAL; HUMANS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LASER SURGERY; LASERS; MALE; MANDIBLE; NECK; NEODYMIUM; PILOT PROJECTS; SUSPENSIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033855274     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2000.00046.x     Document Type: Article

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