Ablative fractional photothermolysis - A novel step in skin resurfacing

Medical Laser Application

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-98

  Goerge, Tobias ^a   Peukert, Nadine ^a   Bayer, Hans ^a   Rütter, Anita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fractional photothermolysis; Fractional resurfacing; Infrared laser; MTZ

Indexed keywords

LASER RADIATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; SKIN; TISSUE CULTURE;

MICROTHERMAL TREATMENT ZONES (MTZ); NON-ABLATIVE FRACTIONAL PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS (NFP); SKIN RESURFACING;

THERMOLYSIS;

EID: 41649093728     PISSN: 16151615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mla.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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