Combined infrared light and bipolar radiofrequency for skin tightening in Asians

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 471-475

  Yu, Carol S ^a,b   Yeung, Chi K ^a   Shek, Samantha Y ^a   Tse, Raymond K ^b   Kono, Taro ^c   Chan, Henry H ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^c TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Laser; Non ablative; Non invasive; Radiofrequency; Skin rejuvenation; Skin tightening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RHYTIDOPLASTY; WRINKLE;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SKIN; SKIN AGING;

EID: 34547771628     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20515     Document Type: Article

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