Fractional resurfacing for the treatment of hypopigmented scars: A pilot study

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 289-294

  Glaich, Adrienne S ^a   Rahman, Zakia ^b   Goldberg, Leonard H ^a,c   Friedman, Paul M ^a,d  

^a DERMSURGERY ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ENERGY; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCAR; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN FRACTIONAL RESURFACING;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; CHEEK; CICATRIX; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LASER SURGERY; LASERS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RETREATMENT; SKIN;

EID: 33847321083     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2007.33058.x     Document Type: Article

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