Optimal pulse durations for the treatment of leg telangiectasias with an alexandrite laser

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 104-109

  Ross, E V ^a,c   Meehan, K J ^a   Gilbert, S ^b   Domankevitz, Y ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b Candela Corporation   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alexandrite; Laser; Leg; Light; Spider; Telangiectasia; Vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER; LASER THERMOTHERAPY; LEG; LEG VEIN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RADIOLYSIS; PURPURA; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TELANGIECTASIA; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60849097874     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20737     Document Type: Article

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