Pain inhibition in Q-switched laser tattoo removal with pneumatic skin flattening (PSF): A pilot study

Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 164-166

  Lapidoth, Moshe ^a,b   Akerman, Lehavit ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Laser; Pain inhibition; Pneumatic skin flattening; Tattoos

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DEVICE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PNEUMATIC SKIN FLATTENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN RECEPTOR; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; TATTOO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; PAIN; PILOT PROJECTS; SKIN; TATTOOING;

EID: 34548304478     PISSN: 14764172     EISSN: 14764180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14764170701501668     Document Type: Article

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