Efficacy of laser treatment of tattoos using lasers emitting wavelengths of 532 nm, 755 nm and 1064 nm

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 245-251

  Prinz, B M ^a   Vavricka, S R ^b   Graf, P ^a   Burg, G ^a   Dummer, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alexandrite laser; Nd:YAG laser; Tattoo

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PIGMENT DISORDER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR FORMATION; TATTOO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TATTOOING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542716767     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.05658.x     Document Type: Article

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