Fractional ablative carbon dioxide laser resurfacing for skin rejuvenation and acne scars in Asians

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 775-783

  Chan, Nicola P Y ^a   Ho, Stephanie G Y ^a   Yeung, Chi K ^a   Shek, Samantha Y N ^a   Chan, Henry H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ablative resurfacing; acne scar; Asian; carbon dioxide; fractional photothermolysis; laser; photorejuvenation; post inflammatory hyperpigmentation

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; DIAZEPAM; METOCLOPRAMIDE; VALACICLOVIR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REJUVENATION; SCAR; SKIN PIGMENTATION; WRINKLE;

EID: 78349281516     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20974     Document Type: Article

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