Fractionated Photothermolysis: The Fraxel™ 1550-nm Glass Fiber Laser Treatment

Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-237

  Chiu, Robert J ^a   Kridel, Russell W H ^b,c  

^a Spartan Medical Facility ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Plastic Eye Surgery Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ACNE; ACTINIC KERATOSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CHLOASMA; CORNEA INJURY; FRACTIONATED PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; LENTIGO; NECK; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REJUVENATION; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; STOMATITIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; VIRUS REACTIVATION; WRINKLE;

AGING; GLASS; HUMANS; LASERS; PHOTOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGERY, PLASTIC; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34249650254     PISSN: 10647406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsc.2007.02.005     Document Type: Review

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