Micro-island damage with a nonablative 1540-nm Er: Glass fractional laser device in human skin

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-126

  Farkas, Jordan P ^a   Richardson, James A ^a   Hoopman, John ^b   Brown, Spencer A ^a   Kenkel, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Esthetic surgery; Nonablative lasers; Photoaging of the skin

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; ERBIUM GLASS LASER; FRACTIONAL PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER; LASER COAGULATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN INJURY; THERMAL INJURY;

ABDOMINAL WALL; BIOPSY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; ERBIUM; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 66949137466     PISSN: 14732130     EISSN: 14732165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-2165.2009.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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