Laser-induced transepidermal elimination of dermal content by fractional photothermolysis

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Hantash, Basil M ^a,b   Bedi, Vikramaditya P ^a   Sudireddy, Vasanthi ^a   Struck, Steven K ^c   Herron, G Scott ^d   Chan, Kin Foong ^a  

^a Toyota InfoTechnology Center USA Inc   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Struck Plastic Surgery   (United States)

^d PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatology; Exfoliation; Fraxel; Infrared; Melasma; Pigmentation; Resurfacing; Tattoo; Texture; Vacuole

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; COLLAGEN; FIBER LASERS; GLYCOPROTEINS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; ABLATION; DERMATOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; IRRADIATION; SKIN; TEXTURES;

EXFOLIATION; FRAXEL; MELASMA; MICROTHERMAL; PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS; PIGMENTATION; POST TREATMENT; RESURFACING; TATTOO; VACUOLE;

EXTRUSION; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

DOSE FRACTIONATION; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; PHOTOLYSIS; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EXFOILIATION; FRAXEL; MELASMA; PIGMENTATION; RESURFACING; TATTOO;

EID: 33751350701     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2241745     Document Type: Article

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