Effect of cold air cooling on the incidence of postinflammatory hyperpigmentation after Q-switched Nd:YAG laser treatment of acquired bilateral nevus of Ota-like macules

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 143, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1139-1143

  Manuskiatti, Woraphong ^a   Eimpunth, Sasima ^a   Wanitphakdeedecha, Rungsima ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD AIR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MACULE; NEODYMIUM LASER; OTA NEVUS; POSTINFLAMMATORY HYPERPIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN DEFECT; THAILAND;

ADULT; AGED; COLD; FACIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS OF OTA; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34548838591     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.143.9.1139     Document Type: Article

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