Multipass treatment of photodamage using the pulse dye laser

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 686-691

  Tanghetti, Emil A ^a   Sherr, Evan A ^b   Alvarado, Shea L ^a   Fitzpatrick, Richard ^c  

^a Center for Dermatology and Laser Surgery   (United States)

^b Cynosure Inc   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER; PURPURA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REJUVENATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MIDDLE AGED; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SKIN AGING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0037478629     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2003.29187x     Document Type: Article

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