Topical imiquimod in conjunction with Nd:YAG laser for tattoo removal

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 871-875

  Elsaie, Mohamed L ^a,b   Nouri, Keyvan ^b   Vejjabhinanta, Voraphol ^b   Patricia Rivas, Maria ^b   Magaly Villafradez Diaz, Liliam ^c   Martins, Angela ^b   Rosso, Ritchie ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Imiquimod; Laser; Tattoos

Indexed keywords

IMIQUIMOD; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN PAIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN SCAR; SKIN ULCER; TATTOO; VASCULARIZATION;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINOQUINOLINES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TATTOOING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350234464     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-009-0709-9     Document Type: Article

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