Skin resurfacing improved with a new dual wavelength Er:YAG/CO2 laser system: A comparative study

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 99-104

  Trelles, Mario A ^a   García Solana, Luisa ^a   Calderhead, Robert G ^b  

^a Antoni de Gimbernat Foundation   (Spain)

^b Intl Med Laser Information Service   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; SKIN; SOLID STATE LASERS;

SKIN RESURFACING;

LASER TISSUE INTERACTION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; ERBIUM YAG LASER; ERYTHEMA; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RABBIT; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 2442739331     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/clm.1999.17.99     Document Type: Article

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