Does low penetration of human skin by the normal mode ruby laser account for poor permanent depilatory success rates?

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 224-229

  Topping, A ^a   Gault, D ^a   Grobbelaar, A ^a   Sanders, R ^a   Green, C ^a   Linge, C ^a  

^a MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depilation; Laser; Penetrance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDERMIS; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBY LASER; SKIN PENETRATION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034959614     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00011359     Document Type: Article

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