The new age of acne therapy: Light, lasers, and radiofrequency

Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 191-200

  Rotunda, Adam M ^a   Bhupathy, Anand R ^a   Rohrer, Thomas E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SkinCare Physicians of Chestnut Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; INDOCYANINE GREEN;

ACNE VULGARIS; COMEDO; DEVICE; FOLLOW UP; INFLAMMATION; LASER; LONG TERM CARE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SEBUM SECRETION;

ACNE VULGARIS; HUMANS; LASERS; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIO WAVES; SKIN;

EID: 17444411892     PISSN: 14764172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14764170410008124     Document Type: Review

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