Treatment of atrophic scars with fractional photothermolysis: Short-term follow-up

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-48

  Park, Gyeong Hun ^a   Rhee, Do Young ^b   Bak, Hana ^a   Chang, Sung Eun ^a   Lee, Mi Woo ^a   Choi, Jee Ho ^a   Moon, Kee Chan ^a   Bang, Jang Seok ^c   Kim, Beom Joon ^d   Kim, Myeung Nam ^d   Lee, Sun Young ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Gangwon Branch   (South Korea)

^c Meline Dermatology Clinic   (South Korea)

^d Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asian skin; Atrophic scar; Fractional photothermolysis

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN; INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE; PROCOLLAGEN;

ACNE; ARTICLE; BURN; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DERMIS; FOLLOW UP; FRACTIONAL PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INJURY; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; COLLAGEN TYPE I; ELASTIN; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 1; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650939324     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: 14711753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09546630903473552     Document Type: Article

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