Histologic and ultrastructural analysis of melasma after fractional resurfacing

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 134-138

  Goldberg, David J ^a,b,c   Berlin, Alexander L ^a   Phelps, Robert ^b  

^a Skin Laser and Surgery Specialists of NY/NJ   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Fractional resurfacing; Histology; Melasma

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM; GLASS; MELANIN;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CHLOASMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ERBIUM GLASS LASER; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL LASER SKIN RESURFACING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATINOCYTE; LASER; MELANOCYTE; MICROSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DOSE FRACTIONATION; FACE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MELANOCYTES; MELANOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40449105364     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20591     Document Type: Article

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