Ultrastructural effects of an infrared handpiece on forehead and abdominal skin

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 897-901

  Zelickson, Brian ^a,b   Ross, Victor ^c   Kist, David ^b   Counters, Jeff ^a   Davenport, Scott ^d   Spooner, Greg ^d  

^a ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d Cutera Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ABDOMINOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURATION; DEVICE; FOREHEAD; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO CULTURE; INFRARED RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN STRUCTURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ABDOMEN; COLLAGEN; FOREHEAD; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; REJUVENATION; SKIN;

EID: 33745838273     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2006.32193.x     Document Type: Article

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