Lasers for facial rejuvenation: A review

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 480-487

  Papadavid, Evangelia ^a   Katsambas, Andreas ^a  

^a ANDREAS SYGROS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BLEACHING AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FUSIDATE SODIUM; GLYCOLIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROQUINONE; HYDROXYACID; ISOTRETINOIN; PHENOL; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID; SILICONE GEL; STEROID; SUNSCREEN; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID;

ACNE; AGING; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANDIDIASIS; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIODE LASER; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG PENETRATION; ERBIUM YAG LASER; ERYTHEMA; FACE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; HYPOPIGMENTATION; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; KELOID; LASER; LASER SURGERY; LIGHT DAMAGE; LIVER TOXICITY; MILIA FORMATION; MORBIDITY; NEPHROTOXICITY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN SCAR; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE INTERACTION;

CICATRIX; FACE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; PATIENT SELECTION; REJUVENATION; SKIN AGING;

EID: 0037701353     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01784.x     Document Type: Article

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