Nonresective shrinkage of the septum and fat compartments of the upper and lower eyelids: A comparative study with carbon dioxide laser and Colorado needle

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1725-1735

  Prado, Arturo ^a,b   Andrades, Patricio ^a   Danilla, Stefan ^a   Castillo, Paulo ^a   Benitez, Susana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b NONE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; EYELID; EYELID RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ESTHETICS; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BLEPHAROPLASTY; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ESTHETICS; EYELIDS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646845912     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000209938.31927.f5     Document Type: Article

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