Laser and intense pulsed light therapy for the esthetic treatment of lower extremity veins

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 545-554

  Sadick, Neil S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENERGY; EPIDERMIS; ESTHETICS; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NECROSIS; NEODYMIUM LASER; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCLEROTHERAPY; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VEIN DISEASE;

HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LASERS; PHOTOTHERAPY; SCLEROTHERAPY; TELANGIECTASIS;

EID: 0042664118     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200304080-00004     Document Type: Review

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