Using Poly-L-Lactic Acid (PLLA) to mimic volume in multiple tissue layers

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Fitzgerald, Rebecca ^a   Vleggaar, Danny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Le Col ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FACE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPOATROPHY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; SOFT TISSUE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BONE; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DRUG EFFECT; INJECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BONE AND BONES; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FACE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LACTIC ACID; POLYMERS; SKIN; SKIN AGING;

EID: 77954998712     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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