Pneumatic skin flattening (PSF): A novel technology for marked pain reduction in hair removal with high energy density lasers and IPLs

Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 76-81

  Lask, Gary ^a   Friedman, David ^b   Elman, Monica ^c   Fournier, Nathalie ^d   Shavit, Raphi ^e   Slatkine, Michael ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LaseOhr Medical Centre   (Israel)

^c Beit Harofim   (Israel)

^d CLDP ^*  (France)

^e Inolase   (Israel)

^f Inolase Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; DIODE LASER; ERYTHEMA; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FILTER; HUMAN; LASER; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PNEUMATIC SKIN FLATTENING; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SKIN; SKIN PROTECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNIQUE; VACUUM;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERYTHEMA; HAIR REMOVAL; HUMANS; HYPERTRICHOSIS; LASERS; MALE; PAIN; SKIN;

EID: 33745159322     PISSN: 14764172     EISSN: 14764180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14764170600719775     Document Type: Article

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