Er:YAG laser ablation of plantar verrucae with red LED therapy-assisted healing

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 494-498

  Trelles, Mario A ^a   Allones, Ines ^a   Mayo, Esther ^a  

^a Antoni de Gimbernat Foundation   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER ABLATION; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; PATIENT TREATMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SKIN; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HEALTHY GRANULATION TISSUE; PLANTAR VERRUCA; RECURRENCE RATES; THERMAL DAMAGE;

LASER SURGERY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ERBIUM YAG LASER; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HEALING; HUMAN; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SCAR FORMATION; THERMAL INJURY; VERRUCA PLANTARIS;

AGED; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOTHERAPY; WARTS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33750629028     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2006.24.494     Document Type: Article

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