Fractionated CO2 Laser Resurfacing: Our Experience With More Than 2000 Treatments

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 317-322

  Hunzeker, Christopher M ^a   Weiss, Elliot T ^a   Geronemus, Roy G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN SCAR; ADULT; AGED; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; REJUVENATION; SCAR; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CICATRIX; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, GAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; REJUVENATION; SKIN AGING; SKIN DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69149103301     PISSN: 1090820X     EISSN: 1527330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asj.2009.05.004     Document Type: Review

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