Fractional resurfacing for the treatment of atrophic facial acne scars in asian skin

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 826-832

  Hu, Sindy ^a   Chen, Min Chi ^b   Lee, Mei Ching ^a   Yang, Li Chen ^a   Keoprasom, Nicha ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; FOLLOW UP; FRACTIONAL PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SKIN SCAR;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ATROPHY; CICATRIX; FACE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349195543     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2009.01139.x     Document Type: Article

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