Purpura-free treatment of lentigines using a long-pulsed 595 nm pulsed dye laser with compression handpiece: A randomized, controlled study

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Pootongkam, Suwimon ^a   Asawanonda, Pravit ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPRESSION HANDPIECE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LASER SAFETY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PULSED DYE LASER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN LENTIGINE; WRINKLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DYE LASER; FACE; LENTIGO; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LASERS, DYE; LENTIGO; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN AGING; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650478800     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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