Treatment of keloids and hypertrophic scars with the triple-mode Er:YAG laser: A pilot study;Behandlung von Keloiden und hypertrophen Narben mittels "Triple-Mode" Er:YAG-Laser: Eine Pilotstudie

Medical Laser Application

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-15

  Wagner, Justinus A ^a   Paasch, Uwe ^a   Bodendorf, Marc O ^a   Simon, Jan C ^a   Grunewald, Sonja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Er:YAG; Hypertrophic scar; Keloid; Laser; Silicone gel sheeting

Indexed keywords

COMMON PROBLEMS; ER: YAG; ER:YAG LASERS; FOUR-GROUP; GERMANY; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; KELOID; PILOT STUDIES; SCALING SYSTEM; SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

GELS; HARDNESS; SILICONES;

ERBIUM;

SILICONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ERBIUM YAG LASER; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GEL; GERMANY; HARDNESS; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; KELOID; MALE; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN SCAR; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 78751649421     PISSN: 16151615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mla.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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