The 1,450-nm diode laser reduces sebum production in facial skin: A possible mode of action of its effectiveness for the treatment of acne vulgaris

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-192

  Perez Maldonado, Adrian ^a,b   Rünger, Thomas M ^a   Krejci Papa, Niels ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrared laser; Smoothbeam

Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIODE LASER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SEBUM; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; LASERS; MALE; SEBUM; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 33947183718     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20465     Document Type: Article

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