A clinical, histological, and computer-based assessment of the polaris LV, combination diode, and radiofrequency system, for leg vein treatment

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 98-104

  Sadick, Neil S ^a,c   Trelles, Mario A ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Instituto Medico Vilafortuny   (Spain)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood vessel; Diode laser; Leg vein; Radiofrequency; Reticular vein; Telangiectasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DEGENERATION; DIODE LASER; ENDOTHELIUM; ENERGY; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG VARICOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SAFETY; SKIN BIOPSY; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14644443025     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20127     Document Type: Article

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