Effect of smooth pulsed light at 400 to 700 and 870 to 1,200 nm for acne vulgaris in Asian skin

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-57

  Kawana, Seiji ^a   Tachihara, Rieko ^a   Kato, Tokue ^a   Omi, Tokuya ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMEDO; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MALE; PAPULE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED LIGHT; PUSTULE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73549101914     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2009.01380.x     Document Type: Article

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