Fractional photothermolysis for the treatment of postinflammatory hyperpigmentation

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1844-1848

  Katz, Tracy M ^a   Goldberg, Leonard H ^a,b   Firoz, Bahar F ^a   Friedman, Paul M ^a,b,c  

^a DERMSURGERY ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; DEPIGMENTING AGENT; FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE PLUS HYDROQUINONE PLUS TRETINOIN; MULTIVITAMIN; SUNSCREEN; TRILUMA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CASE REPORT; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; HYPERPIGMENTATION; NECK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTINFLAMMATORY HYPERPIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INFLAMMATION; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 72349099151     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2009.01303.x     Document Type: Article

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