Non-ablative fractional resurfacing of surgical and post-traumatic scars

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 998-1005

  Vasily, David B ^a   Cerino, Mary E ^a   Ziselman, Ethel M ^b   Tannous, Zeina S ^c  

^a Aesthetica Cosmetic and Laser Center   (United States)

^b Hunt Diagnostics   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGEN; ERBIUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; EPITHELIZATION; ERBIUM GLASS FRACTIONAL LASER; ERYTHEMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PURPURA; SCAR; SKIN SWELLING; WOUND HEALING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CICATRIX; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COLLAGEN; ERBIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957052188     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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