Successful treatment of atrophic scars from cutaneous leishmaniasis using a fractional laser

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 303-306

  AlGhamdi, Khalid M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC SCAR; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTIONAL LASER; HUMAN; LASER; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; NOSE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ADULT; ATROPHY; CICATRIX; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS;

EID: 78650194753     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7750.2010.09070     Document Type: Article

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