Laser therapy for cutaneous hyperpigmentation and pigmented lesions

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 46-54

  Alster, Tina S ^a,b   Lupton, Jason R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGIC LASER SURGERY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Caf au lait; Hyperpigmentation; Laser; Lentigo; Melanin; Nevus; Pigment

Indexed keywords

ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; BLUE NEVUS; CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; KRYPTON LASER; LASER SURGERY; LENTIGINOSIS; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN ATROPHY; YAG LASER;

EID: 0035082674     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8019.2001.014001046.x     Document Type: Article

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