Laser treatment of vascular birthmarks

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 720-723

  Alster, Tina S ^a   Railan, Divya ^a  

^a WASHINGTON INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGIC LASER SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULSED DYE LASER; PURPURA; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN HEMANGIOMA; VASCULAR TUMOR;

HEMANGIOMA; HEMANGIOMA, CAPILLARY; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; PORT-WINE STAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 33746807273     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-200607000-00023     Document Type: Review

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