Microdermabrasion: An evidence-based review

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 372-377

  Karimipour, Darius J ^a,b,c,d   Karimipour, Gholamreza ^a,b,c,d   Orringer, Jeffrey S ^a,b,c,d  

^a University of Michigan ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Division of Dermatology   (Canada)

^d ST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PIGMENT DISORDER; REVIEW; SKIN ABRASION; STANDARD; URTICARIA;

ACNE VULGARIS; DERMABRASION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; URTICARIA;

EID: 75149149255     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181c2a583     Document Type: Review

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