Response of naevus of Ota to Q-switched ruby laser treatment according to lesion colour

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 77-83

  Ueda, S ^a,b   Isoda, M ^a   Imayama, S ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ueda Setsuko Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Naevus of Ota; Q switched ruby laser; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INFANT; IRRADIATION; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTE; OTA NEVUS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN COLOR; SKIN DEFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS OF OTA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033959271     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03264.x     Document Type: Article

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