Skin tightening effect using fractional laser treatment: I. A randomized half-side pilot study on faces of patients with acne

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-70

  Dainichi, Teruki ^a   Kawaguchi, Atsushi ^b   Ueda, Setsuko ^c   Tajiri, Rikiya ^d   Fumimori, Takeaki ^a   Kakuma, Tatsuyuki ^b   Hashimoto, Takashi ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KURUME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Ueda Setsuko Clinic   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELASTICITY; ERBIUM GLASS LASER; FACE; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL LASER RESURFACING; HUMAN; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PHOTOLYSIS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN TENSION; SKIN TIGHTENING; THERAPY EFFECT;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; REJUVENATION; SKIN; SKIN AGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73549113057     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2009.01353.x     Document Type: Article

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