The safety and effectiveness of single-pass erbium:YAG laser in the treatment of mild to moderate photodamage

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1073-1076

  Avram, David K ^a   Goldman, Mitchel P ^a  

^a Dermatology/Cosmetic Laser Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; ERYTHEMA; EYE PROTECTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER; SAFETY; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRINKLE;

ERBIUM; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN AGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4344632163     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2004.30330.x     Document Type: Article

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