Safe and effective treatment of problem scars with the purely thermal non-ablative Er:YAG laser scar mode

Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 143-147

  Rogge, Fabrice Jacques ^a,c   Cambier, Bernard ^a,b  

^a Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery   (Belgium)

^b Laser Clinic   (Belgium)

^c NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Er:YAG; Laser; Non ablative; Scar; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDEMA; ERBIUM YAG LASER; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RATING SCALE; SCAR; SKIN REDNESS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CICATRIX; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 51649095477     PISSN: 14764172     EISSN: 14764180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14764170802132694     Document Type: Article

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