Second-generation 1,550-nm fractional photothermolysis for the treatment of acne scars

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1327-1332

  Chrastil, Brenda ^b   Glaich, Adrienne S ^c   Goldberg, Leonard H ^a,d   Friedman, Paul M ^a,b,d  

^a DERMSURGERY ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53149115240     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2008.34284.x     Document Type: Article

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