Lasers for vascular lesions: Standard guidelines of care

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 349-368

  Srinivas, C ^a   Kumaresan, M ^a  

^a Department of Fashion Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Lasers; pulse dye laser; vascular lesions

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; COSMETIC; EMLA; ISOTRETINOIN; LIDOCAINE; SUNSCREEN;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANGIOMA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BED REST; BLISTER; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CHERRY ANGIOMA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTACT SPORT; COOLING; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHEMA; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FACIAL TELANGIECTASIA; FRACTIONAL PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS LASER; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMANGIOFIBROMA; HEMANGIOMA; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSE PULSE LIGHT; KAPOSI SARCOMA; KELOID; LASER; LASER SAFETY; LEG TELANGIECTASIA; LEG VEIN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; NEODYMIUM LASER; NEVUS; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHOTODERMATOSIS; POIKILODERMA; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSORIASIS; PULSED DYE LASER; PURPURA; PYOGENIC GRANULOMA; REINFECTION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; ROSACEA; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN COLOR; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN PROTECTION; SKIN TEST; SPIDER NEVUS; SWIMMING; TELANGIECTASIA; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VASCULAR LESION; VEIN DISEASE; VEIN LAKE; VITILIGO;

HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, DYE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SKIN DISEASES; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 79955433113     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.79728     Document Type: Article

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