Treatment of facial port-wine stains with intense pulsed light: A prospective study

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-131

  Özdemir, Mustafa ^a   Engin, Burhan ^a   Mevlitoǧlu, Inci ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Facial port wine stain; Intense pulsed light; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MALE; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSED DYE LASER; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK; PHOTOTHERAPY; PORT-WINE STAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43549093504     PISSN: 14732130     EISSN: 14732165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-2165.2008.00375.x     Document Type: Article

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