Analysis of epidermal protection using cold air versus chilled sapphire window with water or gel during 810 nm diode laser application

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-136

  Chang, C W David ^a   Reinisch, Lou ^b   Biesman, Brian S ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chilled sapphire; Cold air; Cutaneous diode laser; Porcine piglet model

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COLD AIR; DIODE LASER; EPIDERMIS; GEL; LASER; LASER SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PROTECTION; SKIN SURGERY; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AIR MOVEMENTS; ANIMALS; BURNS; CRYOTHERAPY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMIS; GELS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MODELS, ANIMAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWINE; WATER;

EID: 0037287620     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.10152     Document Type: Article

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