Dermal scatter reduction in human skin: A method using controlled application of glycerol

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 251-255

  Fox, Matthew A ^a   Diven, Dayna G ^c   Sra, Karen ^c   Boretsky, Adam ^b   Poonawalla, Tasneem ^c   Readinger, Allison ^c   Motamedi, Massoud ^b   McNichols, Roger J ^a  

^a BIOTEX INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermal scatter reduction; Glycerol; Optical clearing; Skin; Tattoo removal; Transdermal

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; DERMAL SCATTER REDUCTION; DERMIS; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LIGHT; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; SKIN; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN STRUCTURE; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; SKIN; TATTOOING; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 65549131112     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20767     Document Type: Article

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