Treatment of striae distensae with fractional photothermolysis

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1215-1220

  Bak, Hana ^b   Kim, Beom Joon ^c   Lee, Woo Jin ^b   Bang, Jang Seok ^d   Lee, Sun Young ^e   Choi, Jee Ho ^b   Chang, Sung Eun ^a,b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^c Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^d Meline Dermatology Clinic   (South Korea)

^e Gowoonsesang Dermatologic Clinic   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROCOLLAGEN C PROTEINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LASER SURGERY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STRIAE DISTENSAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68749088823     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2009.01221.x     Document Type: Article

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