Clinical parameters for predicting efficacy and safety with nonablative monopolar radiofrequency treatments to the forehead, face, and neck

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 376-387

  Sasaki, Gordon ^a   Tucker, Barbara ^a   Gaston, Margaret ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FACE; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; MALE; NECK; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHOTOAGING; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WRINKLE;

EID: 34547520127     PISSN: 1090820X     EISSN: 1527330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asj.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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