A pilot study of the efficacy of a 1,064 and 1,320nm sequentially firing Nd:YAG laser device for lipolysis and skin tightening

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 779-784

  McBean, Jason C ^a   Katz, Bruce E ^a,b  

^a Juva Skin and Laser Center   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

1,064nm Nd:YAG; 1,320nm Nd:YAG; Laser lipolysis; Liposculpting; Liposuction; Skin tightening

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIPOLYSIS; NEODYMIUM LASER; OBESITY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN SURFACE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; COLLAGEN; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LIPECTOMY; PILOT PROJECTS; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74549170877     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20858     Document Type: Article

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