Combination radiofrequency and light energies: Electro-optical synergy technology in esthetic medicine

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 9 II, 2005, Pages 1211-1217

  Sadick, Neil S ^a,b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; ENERGY RESOURCE; ERYTHEMA; ESTHETIC SURGERY; ESTHETICS; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LEG VEIN; LIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REJUVENATION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN COLOR; TARGET ORGAN; TECHNOLOGY; TELANGIECTASIA; WRINKLE;

EID: 27744528967     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2005.31928     Document Type: Review

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