Response of spider leg veins to pulsed diode laser (810 nm): A clinical, histological and remission spectroscopy study

Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 154-162

  Wollina, Uwe ^a   Konrad, H ^b   Schmidt, W D ^b   Haroske, G ^b   Astafeva, L G ^b   Fassler, D ^b  

^a ACADEMIC TEACHING HOSPITAL DRESDEN FRIEDRICHSTADT   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diode laser histology; Remission spectroscopy; Spider leg veins

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; DIODE LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER SURGERY; LEG VARICOSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMISSION; SAFETY; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN BIOPSY; SPECTROSCOPY; SPIDER LEG VEIN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMISSION INDUCTION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TELANGIECTASIS;

EID: 0742284125     PISSN: 14764172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14764170310017071     Document Type: Article

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