Multisource, phase-controlled radiofrequency for treatment of skin laxity: Correlation between clinical and in-vivo confocal microscopy results and real-time thermal changes

Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  de la Torre, Josefina Royo ^a   Moreno Moraga, Javier ^a   Muñoz, Estefania ^a   Navarro, Paloma Cornejo ^a  

^a Instituto Medico Laser   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN LAXITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; WEIGHT;

EID: 78651430179     PISSN: 19412789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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