Rosacea treatment using the new-generation, high-energy, 595 nm, long pulse-duration pulsed-dye laser

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 233-239

  Bernstein, Eric F ^a   Kligman, Albert ^b  

^a Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers   (United States)

^b SKIN Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Dye; Laser; Pulse duration; Pulsed; Rosacea; Spider vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER; PURPURA; ROSACEA; SCORING SYSTEM; TELANGIECTASIA;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; ROSACEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43049133744     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20621     Document Type: Article

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