Comparing 18- versus 12-mm Spot Size in Hair Removal Using a Gentlease 755-nm Alexandrite Laser

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 494-497

  Nouri, Keyvan ^a,b   Chen, Halland ^b   Saghari, Sogol ^a,b   Ricotti Jr , Carlos A ^a,b  

^a Dept of Dermatol/Cutaneous Surg ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXANDRITE LASER; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER; LASER SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT T TEST;

ADULT; AXILLA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HAIR REMOVAL; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1942530863     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2004.30162.x     Document Type: Article

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