Injectable poly-l-lactic acid: A novel sculpting agent for the treatment of dermal fat atrophy after severe acne

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-116

  Sadove, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acne; Lipoatrophy; Poly l lactic acid; Scarring

Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CICATRIX; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; LACTIC ACID; LIPODYSTROPHY; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149467517     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-008-9242-7     Document Type: Article

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