Comparative treatment of small diameter (≤400 μm) vascular lesions using extended pulse dye lasers

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 106-111

  Goldberg, David J ^a,b,c   Marmur, Ellen S ^a,b   Amin, Snehal ^a   Hussain, Mussarat ^a  

^a Surgery Specialists of NY NJ   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Skin Laser and Surgery Specialists of NY/NJ   (United States)

Author keywords

EPDL; PDL; Pulsed dye lasers; Telangiectasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEVICE; EXTENDED PULSE DYE LASER; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER; PURPURA; TELANGIECTASIA; VASCULAR DISEASE;

CRYOTHERAPY; ERYTHEMA; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PURPURA; TELANGIECTASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645014982     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20204     Document Type: Article

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