Tissue Tightening Technologies

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 491-499

  Bogle, Melissa A ^a,b   Dover, Jeffrey S ^c,d,e  

^a The Laser and Cosmetic Surgery Center of Houston   (United States)

^b University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston   (United States)

^c SkinCare Physicians of Chestnut Hill   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Laxity; Radiofrequency; Rejuvenation; Skin tightening; Tissue tightening

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; FILLER;

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESTHETICS; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE;

CATHETER ABLATION; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; CUTIS LAXA; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REJUVENATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350025558     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2009.08.008     Document Type: Review

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