Laser surgery in dark skin

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 184-195

  Bhatt, Nirali ^a   Alster, Tina S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGIC LASER SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; KELOID; LASER SURGERY; OTA NEVUS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER; REVIEW; SAFETY; TATTOO; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DEVELOPMENT; LASER; NOTE; SKIN COLOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MELANIN;

EID: 38349136748     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2007.34036.x     Document Type: Review

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