Ultrasound tightening of facial and neck skin: A rater-blinded prospective cohort study

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 262-269

  Alam, Murad ^a   White, Lucile E ^a   Martin, Nicolle ^a   Witherspoon, Joslyn ^a   Yoo, Simon ^a   West, Dennis P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

lifting; nonablative; tightening; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHEEK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DEVICE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN TIGHTNESS; THERMAL INJURY; ULTRASOUND SKIN TIGHTENING; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; WRINKLE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SKIN AGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 73649131255     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.06.039     Document Type: Article

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