Early laser treatment of periorbital infantile hemangiomas may work, but is it really the best treatment option?

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 598-601

  Frieden, Ilona J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASOL; CORTICOSTEROID; IMIQUIMOD; INTERFERON; PROPRANOLOL; STEROID; TIMOLOL;

ASTIGMATISM; CRYOTHERAPY; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; INFANTILE HEMANGIOMA; NOTE; ORBIT TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER; RISK FACTOR; SKIN ATROPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; DYE LASER; EYELID TUMOR; INSTRUMENTATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EYELID NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, DYE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951260857     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2010.01512.x     Document Type: Note

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