Treatment of facial telangiectasia using a dual-wavelength laser system (595 and 1,064 nm): A randomized controlled trial with blinded response evaluation

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 702-708

  Karsai, Syrus ^a   Roos, Susanne ^a   Raulin, Christian ^a,b  

^a LASERKLINIK KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELANGIECTASIA; THERAPY EFFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYE LASER; FACE; LASER COAGULATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LASERS, DYE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELANGIECTASIS;

EID: 42449163856     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2008.34131.x     Document Type: Article

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