Adverse events associated with nonablative cutaneous visible and infrared laser treatment

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 482-489

  Handley, Julian M ^a  

^a Bloomfield Laser and Cosmetic Surgery Centre   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; EMLA; HYDROQUINONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACNE; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; BLISTER; BRADYCARDIA; BRONCHOSPASM; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; COOLING; DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ULCER; DIODE LASER; DYE LASER; ERBIUM YAG LASER; ERYTHEMA; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FOLLICULITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; HYPOTENSION; INDUCED HYPOTENSION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NEODYMIUM LASER; ODOR; PAIN; PIGMENT DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PURPURA; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOCK; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SKIN DISCOMFORT; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN SCAR; SWELLING; TATTOO; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URTICARIA; VASCULAR LESION; WOUND INFECTION;

HUMANS; LASERS; SKIN;

EID: 33746894177     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.03.029     Document Type: Review

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