Hypertrophic scarring of the neck following ablative fractional carbon dioxide laser resurfacing

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 185-188

  Avram, Mathew M ^a,f   Tope, Whitney D ^b   Yu, Thomas ^c   Szachowicz, Edward ^d   Nelson, J Stuart ^e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Advancements in Dermatology   (United States)

^c Dermatology and Clinical Skin Care Center   (United States)

^d Facial Plastic Surgery   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablative fractional resurfacing; Fractional photothermolysis; Fractional resurfacing; Fraxel; Hypertrophic scar; Laser complications; Neck rejuvenation

Indexed keywords

BACITRACIN ZINC; CLOBETASOL; CORTICOSTEROID; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; VALACICLOVIR;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LASER SURGERY; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; NECK INJURY; PAPULE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT DURATION; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 64849101840     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20755     Document Type: Article

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