Treatment of wrinkles and elastosis using vacuum-assisted bipolar radiofrequency heating of the dermis

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 300-309

  Gold, Michael H ^a   Goldman, Mitchel P ^b   Rao, Jaggi ^b   Carcamo, Alex S ^b   Ehrlich, Michelle ^b  

^a GOLD SKIN CARE CENTER   (United States)

^b La Jolla Spa MD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLISTER; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELASTOSIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEATING; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPURA; SAFETY; SKIN EDEMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM; VACUUM ASSISTED BIPOLAR RADIOFREQUENCY HEATING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WRINKLE;

AGED; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIO WAVES; SKIN AGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM;

EID: 33847335495     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2007.33064.x     Document Type: Article

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