Long-pulsed neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser treatment for hypertrophic port-wine stains on the lips

Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-13

  Kono, Taro ^a   Frederick Groff, William ^b   Chan, Henry H ^c,d   Sakurai, Hiroyuki ^a   Yamaki, Takashi ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Lips; Neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser; Port wine stain; Vascular lesions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPIGMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SAFETY; LIP MALFORMATION; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORT-WINE STAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61649094976     PISSN: 14764172     EISSN: 14764180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14764170802307940     Document Type: Article

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