Pulsed and scanned carbon dioxide laser resurfacing 2 years after treatment: Comparison by means of scanning electron microscopy

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2069-2078

  Trelles, Mario A ^a   Garcia, Luisa ^b   Rigau, Josepa ^b   Allones, Inès ^b   Velez, Marìano ^b  

^a Antoni de Gimbernat Foundation   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AUGMENTINE; COLLAGEN FIBER; FLUPAMESONE GENTAMICIN; FLUTENAL GENTAMICIN; PREDNISOLONE; SKIN PROTECTIVE AGENT; TT 1 COSMETICA ACTIVA; TT 3 COSMETICA ACTIVA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; SCANNED CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN STRUCTURE; THERMAL INJURY; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER SURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SKIN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SKIN;

EID: 0037739642     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000057143.53648.8B     Document Type: Article

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