Nonablative radiofrequency for skin rejuvenation

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 577-589

  Elsaie, Mohamed L ^a   Choudhary, Sonal ^a   Leiva, Angel ^a   Nouri, Keyvan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

DIODE LASER; ELECTRODE; ERYTHEMA; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONABLATIVE RADIOFREQUENCY; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN CARE; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN PENETRATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING; WRINKLE;

COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; RADIO WAVES; REJUVENATION; SKIN AGING; SKIN DISEASES; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

EID: 77951284329     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2010.01510.x     Document Type: Review

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