Er:YAG laser skin resurfacing using repetitive long-pulse exposure and cryogen spray cooling: II. Theoretical analysis

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 131-137

  Majaron, Boris ^a,b,c   Verkruysse, Wim ^a   Kelly, Kristen M ^a   Nelson, J Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c Joef Stefan Institute   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Dynamic cooling; Laser pulse duration; Repetive laser exposure; Thermal damage

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; ENERGY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; HEAT; LASER SURGERY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INJURY; SKIN SURGERY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THEORY; THERMAL INJURY; TIME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BURNS; CRYOTHERAPY; HEAT; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LASER SURGERY; LASERS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0035092852     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.1027     Document Type: Article

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