Treatment of refractory dermal melasma with the MedLite C6 Q-switched Nd:YAG laser: Two case reports

Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 167-173

  Polnikorn, Niwat ^a  

^a Kasemrad Hospital Prachacheun   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Melasma; Nd:YAG laser; Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation; Q switched laser

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ARBUTIN; ARBUTIN; ATHELIOS XL; MELANIN; SUNSCREEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CASE REPORT; CHLOASMA; COOLING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WRINKLE;

COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MELANOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 51649106273     PISSN: 14764172     EISSN: 14764180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14764170802179687     Document Type: Article

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