In vivo histopathologic comparison of the acute injury following treatment with five fractional ablative laser devices

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 457-464

  Farkas, Jordan P ^a   Richardson, James A ^a   Burrus, Clint F ^a   Hoopman, John E ^a   Brown, Spencer A ^a   Kenkel, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ablative; fractional; histology; injury; laser

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ABDOMINOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; ERBIUM YAG LASER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NICK END LABELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT PLANNING; ABDOMEN; BIOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROCEDURES; SKIN; SOLID STATE LASER; SURGERY; TIME; WOUND HEALING;

ABDOMEN; BIOPSY; CARBON DIOXIDE; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77955043743     PISSN: 1090820X     EISSN: 1527330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090820X10373060     Document Type: Article

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