Evaluation of pulsed light and radiofrequency combined for the treatment of acne vulgaris with histologic analysis of facial skin biopsies

Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 63-68

  Prieto, Victor G ^a   Zhang, Peter S ^a   Sadick, Neil S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acne; ELOS; Laser; Pulsed light; RF

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; PROCOLLAGEN;

ACNE CONGLOBATA; ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FACE; FACE BURN; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MALE; PAIN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SAFETY; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN TINGLING;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; FACE; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PROCOLLAGEN; SKIN;

EID: 27244454660     PISSN: 14764172     EISSN: 14764180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14764170500231848     Document Type: Article

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