Long-term results of upper lips treated for rhytides with carbon dioxide laser

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1731-1735

  Dijkema, Sjoerd J ^b   Van Der Lei, Berend ^a  

^a MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LIP RECONSTRUCTION; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; UPPER LIP; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LASER SURGERY; LIP; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SKIN AGING; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 18044365212     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000161674.94678.F9     Document Type: Review

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