Fractionated CO2 laser skin rejuvenation

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-53

  Tierney, Emily P ^a   Eisen, Richard F ^b   Hanke, C William ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b South Shore Skin Center   (United States)

^c Laser and Skin Surgery Center of Indiana   (United States)

Author keywords

fractional photothermolysis; laser surgery; photoaging

Indexed keywords

ABLATIVE FRACTIONAL LASER; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; COLLAGEN DEGRADATION; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; ERBIUM YAG LASER; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LASER; NON ABLATIVE FRACTIONAL LASER; PHOTOAGING; REJUVENATION; SCAR; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, GAS; MALE; REJUVENATION; SKIN AGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79551536512     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: 15298019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2010.01377.x     Document Type: Article

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