Efficacy and cosmetic results of contact gel cooling of the skin during non-ablative laser procedures;Wirkungsgrad und kosmetische ergebnisse der kontaktgelkühlung für nicht ablative lasereingriffe

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 647-652

  Bodendorf, Marc Oliver ^a   Grunewald, Sonja ^a   Simon, Jan Christoph ^a   Paasch, Uwe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cooling; Hydrogel; Laser; Skin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEMANGIOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROGEL; HYPERTRICHOSIS; LENTIGO; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOCYTIC HYPERPLASIA; NEVUS; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; OTA NEVUS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN SCAR; TATTOO; TELANGIECTASIA;

COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; LASER THERAPY; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; RADIATION INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49149107510     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: 16100387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2008.06610.x     Document Type: Article

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