Preliminary observations on fractional ablative resurfacing devices: Clinical impressions

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 481-485

  Waibel, Jill ^a   Beer, Kenneth ^a   Narurkar, Vic ^b   Alster, Tina ^c  

^a Palm Beach Esthetic Dermatology and Laser Center   (United States)

^b Bay Area Laser Institute   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGIC LASER SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ABLATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; BASAL CELL; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; ERBIUM YAG LASER; ERYTHEMA; FRACTIONAL ABLATIVE RESURFACING DEVICE; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LASER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PETECHIA; PHOTOAGING; PHYSICIAN; PIGMENTATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN EXFOLIATION; STRATUM CORNEUM; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRINKLE; ADULT; AGED; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REJUVENATION; SKIN; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REJUVENATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; SKIN AGING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67649853287     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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