Scar prevention by Laser-Assisted Scar Healing (LASH): A pilot study using an 810-nm diode-laser system

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 443-445

  Capon, Alexandre C ^a   Gossé, Alban R ^b   Iarmarcovai, Gwen N K ^b   Cornil, Alain H ^b   Mordon, Serge R ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Heatwave Technology by Ekkyo   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINOPLASTY; ADULT; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER ASSISTED SCAR HEALING; LETTER; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 51849157256     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20657     Document Type: Letter

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