Nonsurgical approaches to skin tightening

Cosmetic Dermatology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 473-477

  Sadick, Neil S ^a,b,c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Thermage Inc   (United States)

^c Syneron Medical Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEVICE; DIODE LASER; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIOFREQUENCY; REJUVENATION; REVIEW; SKIN CARE; SKIN TIGHTNESS; TREATMENT INDICATION; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 33745999749     PISSN: 10413766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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