Ablative laser resurfacing: Is it still the gold standard for facial rejuvenation?

Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 190-194

  Buzina, Daška Štulhofer ^a   Lipozenčić, Jasna ^a   Mokos, Zrinka Bukvić ^a   Čeović, Romana ^a   Kostović, Krešimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Ablative lasers; Nonablative lasers; Rejuvenation; Resurfacing

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AZITHROMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DOXYCYCLINE; HYDROQUINONE; RETINOIC ACID;

ABLATION THERAPY; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; DERMATOLOGY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; FACIAL REJUVENATION; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PULSED DYE LASER; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN CARE; THERMAL INJURY;

HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS; REJUVENATION; SKIN AGING;

EID: 78149288728     PISSN: 1330027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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