Laser resurfacing-induced hypopigmentation: Histologic alterations and repigmentation with topical photochemotherapy

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 515-520

  Grimes, Pearl E ^a,b,d   Bhawan, Jag ^c   Kim, Jenny ^b   Chiu, Melvin ^b   Lask, Gary ^b  

^a Vitiligo and Pigmentation Institute of Southern California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; METHOXSALEN; PSORALEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPIGMENTATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LASER; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN FIBROSIS; SKIN SURFACE; YAG LASER;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MELANINS; METHOXSALEN; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PUVA THERAPY; RHYTIDOPLASTY;

EID: 0034974277     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2001.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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