Comparison of a 585-nm pulsed dye laser and a 1064-nm Nd:YAG laser for the treatment of acne scars: A randomized split-face clinical study

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 801-807

  Lee, Dong Hun ^a   Choi, Yu Sung ^a,b   Min, Seong Uk ^a,b   Yoon, Mi Young ^b   Suh, Dae Hun ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

acne scar; ECCA grading scale; Nd:YAG laser; pulsed dye laser

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYE LASER; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN SCAR;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, DYE; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64749115427     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.11.883     Document Type: Article

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