Treatment of the vascular lesions of the face and neck using selective vascular photothermolysis with intense pulse light

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 319-323

  Acartürk, Tahsin Oǧuz ^a   Stofman, Guy M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b MERCY HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Intense pulse light; Laser; Photothermolysis; Vascular lesions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; FACE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NECK; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROSACEA; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; TELANGIECTASIA; VASCULAR LESION;

EID: 0347531837     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-003-0533-6     Document Type: Article

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