Effect of skin surface temperature on skin pigmentation during contact and intralesional cryosurgery of keloids

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 191-198

  Har Shai, Yaron ^a   Dujovny, E ^a   Rohde, E ^b,c   Zouboulis, C C ^b,c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c DESSAU MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryosurgery; Intralesional cryosurgery; Keloids; Skin pigmentation; Thermal history

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CADMIUM; LIQUID NITROGEN; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CELL SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYOSURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; HYPOTHESIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KELOID; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD; MELANOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THAWING; TIME;

ADULT; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; KELOID; MALE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33846401804     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01890.x     Document Type: Article

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