Efficacy of the 1.5 millisecond pulse-duration, 585 nm, pulsed-dye laser for treating port-wine stains

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 341-346

  Bernstein, Eric F ^a,b,c   Brown, Douglas B ^b  

^a Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers   (United States)

^b DakDak LLC   (United States)

^c Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers   (United States)

Author keywords

585 nm; Cooling; Dynamic; Laser; Port wine stain; Pulsed dye

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORT-WINE STAIN; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21744445902     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20182     Document Type: Article

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