Reversal of laser-induced hypopigmentation with a narrow-band UV-B light source in a patient with skin type VI

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1423-1426

  Reszko, Anetta ^b   Sukal, Sean A ^a   Geronemus, Roy G ^a,c  

^a LASER AND SKIN SURGERY CENTER OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; OTA NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADULT; HUMANS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LASER THERAPY; MALE; NEVUS OF OTA; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 53149115634     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2008.34295.x     Document Type: Article

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