Healing process of skin after CO2 laser ablation at low irradiance: A comparison of continuous-wave and pulsed mode

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 20-26

  Wang, Xiaogu ^a   Ishizaki, Nelson Tatsunari ^a   Matsumoto, Koukichi ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; BLOOD; HISTOLOGY; LASER ABLATION; SURGERY; TISSUE;

BLOODLESS SKIN; HEALING PROCESS; HISTOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; THERMAL MODELS;

SKIN EFFECT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CELL REGENERATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; LASER SURGERY; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SKIN EPITHELIUM; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; LASER SURGERY; MALE; RABBITS; SKIN; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 14844285334     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2005.23.20     Document Type: Article

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