Double-pass, low-fluence laser treatment using a large spot-size 1,450 nm laser improves acne

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 116-121

  Bernstein, Eric F ^a,b  

^a Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers   (United States)

^b Bryn Mawr Center for Laser Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Acne; Diode; Large spot; Laser; Non ablative

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COOLING; DIODE LASER; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAPULE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; SCAR FORMATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN PAIN; TREATMENT DURATION;

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

EID: 60849095814     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20717     Document Type: Article

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