Evaluation of the 1,540-nm erbium:glass laser in the treatment of inflammatory facial acne

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 810-817

  Bogle, Melissa A ^a,b   Dover, Jeffrey S ^b,c   Arndt, Kenneth A ^b,c,d,e   Mordon, Serge ^f  

^a The Laser and Cosmetic Surgery Center of Houston   (United States)

^b SkinCare Physicians of Chestnut Hill   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERBIUM GLASS LASER; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBUM; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DERMATITIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34347356391     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2007.33174.x     Document Type: Article

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