Modified superlong pulse 810 nm diode laser in the treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae in skin types V and VI

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 297-301

  Smith, Eric P ^a   Winstanley, Doug ^a   Ross, E Victor ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIODE LASER; FOLLICULITIS; HUMAN; NECK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SKIN; SKIN EDEMA; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; TREATMENT DURATION; WAVEFORM; YAG LASER; CLINICAL TRIAL; LASER SURGERY; MALE;

FOLLICULITIS; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; NECK;

EID: 18244384745     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042728-200503000-00008     Document Type: Article

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