Evaluating the efficacy of using a short-pulsed erbium:YAG laser for intraoperative resurfacing of surgical wounds

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 101-105

  Rohrer, Thomas E ^a   Ugent, Steven J ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Er:YAG; Healing; Laser; Scars; Wound closure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL WOUND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ERBIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036177191     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.10035     Document Type: Article

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