Prospective direct comparison study of fractional resurfacing using different fluences and densities for skin rejuvenation in Asians

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 311-314

  Kono, Taro ^a   Chan, Henry H ^b,c   Groff, William Frederick ^d   Manstein, Dieter ^e   Sakurai, Hiroyuki ^a   Takeuchi, Masaki ^a   Yamaki, Takashi ^a   Soejima, Kazutaka ^a   Nozaki, Motohiro ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asians; Fractional photothermolysis; Hyperpigmentation; Laser surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DENSITY; ENERGY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REJUVENATION; SKIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWELLING;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LASERS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN AGING;

EID: 34248173924     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20484     Document Type: Article

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