Histologic analysis of a 2,940 nm fractional device

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 79-91

  Kist, David A ^a   Elm, Courtney M L ^a   Eleftheriou, Lydia I ^b   Studer, Jessica A ^b   Wallander, Irmina D ^a   Walgrave, Susan E ^a   Zelickson, Brian D ^a  

^a Zel Skin and Laser Specialists   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

confocal microscopy; Er:YAG laser resurfacing; erbium:YAG laser resurfacing; fractional photothermolysis; histology

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ABDOMINOPLASTY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; ERBIUM YAG LASER; ERYTHEMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDRATION; LASER COAGULATION; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EDEMA; THERMAL INJURY;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; BIOPSY; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; REJUVENATION; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79952425973     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.21020     Document Type: Article

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