Prevention of thyroidectomy scar using a new 1,550-nm fractional erbium-glass laser

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1199-1205

  Choe, Jun Ho ^b   Park, Yong Lai ^a   Kim, Beom Joon ^a   Kim, Myeung Nam ^a   Rho, Nark Kyoung ^c   Park, Byung Soon ^c   Choi, Young Jun ^d   Kim, Kea Jeung ^d   Kim, Won Serk ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Leaders Clinic   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; GLASS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; ETHNIC GROUP; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MALE; NECK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETER; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RATING SCALE; SAFETY; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN; SOUTH KOREA; SURGEON; SUTURE; THERAPY EFFECT; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADULT; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68249151833     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2008.34428.x     Document Type: Article

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