Combining confluent and fractionally ablative modalities of a novel 2790nm YSGG laser for facial resurfacing

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 273-282

  Munavalli, Girish S ^a,b   Turley, Ayse ^c   Silapunt, Sirunya ^d   Biesman, Brian ^e,f,g  

^a Dermatology Laser and Vein Specialists of the Carolinas   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Cutera Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^e Nashville Centre for Laser and Facial Surgery   (United States)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

ablative; confluent; fractional; photodamage; resurfacing; YSGG laser

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERBIUM YAG LASER; ERBIUM YSGG LASER; ERBIUM YTTRIUM SCANDIUM GALLIUM GARNET LASER; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRINKLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REJUVENATION; RHYTIDOPLASTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN AGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79954549326     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.21059     Document Type: Article

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