Minimally ablative erbium:YAG laser resurfacing of facial atrophic acne scars in asian skin: A pilot study

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 681-685

  Tay, Yong Kwang ^a   Kwok, Colin ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERBIUM YAG LASER; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ACNE VULGARIS; ASIAN; ATROPHY; FACE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATROPHY; CICATRIX; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42449127400     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2008.34127.x     Document Type: Article

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