Treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae in very dark skin with a long pulse Nd:YAG laser

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 888-893

  Ross, E Victor ^a   Cooke, Linda M ^a   Overstreet, Kristen A ^a   Buttolph, Greg D ^a   Blair, Mark A ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hair; Laser; Pseudofolliculitis; Skin

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; FOLLICULITIS; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SOLDIER;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; FOLLICULITIS; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MELANINS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 0036777508     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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