Histological changes elicited by hair removal lasers

Journal of Nippon Medical School

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 564-570

  Kato, Tokue ^a   Omi, Tokuya ^a   Asano, Goro ^a   Kawana, Seiji ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alexandrite laser; Histology; Laser fluence; Laser hair removal; Ruby laser

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; CYCLINE;

ARTICLE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LASER; LASER SURGERY; NICK END LABELING; PUNCH BIOPSY;

ADULT; HAIR REMOVAL; HUMANS; LASERS; SKIN;

EID: 0036917250     PISSN: 13454676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1272/jnms.69.564     Document Type: Article

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