Evaluation of the vacuum-assisted handpiece compared with the sapphire-cooled handpiece of the 800-nm diode laser system for the use of hair removal and reduction

Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 264-268

  Xia, Yang ^a   Moore, Rachael ^a   Cho, Sunghun ^b   Ross, Edward V ^a  

^a SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

^b Darnell Army Community Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Diode laser; Hair reduction; Lasers and light sources; Vacuum assisted handpiece

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; DIODE LASER; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SAPPHIRE COOLED HANDPIECE; SKIN; THERMAL INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VACUUM; VACUUM ASSISTED HANDPIECE;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR REMOVAL; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; VACUUM;

EID: 78650211054     PISSN: 14764172     EISSN: 14764180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14764172.2010.538415     Document Type: Article

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