Fractional nonablative 1540-nm laser treatment of striae distensae in Fitzpatrick skin types II to IV: Clinical and histological results

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 411-419

  De Angelis, Francesca ^a   Kolesnikova, Larissa ^a   Renato, Franco ^b   Liguori, Giuseppina ^b  

^a G Pascale National Cancer Institute ^*

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

cosmetic medicine; fractional lasers; nonablative lasers; stretch marks; striae

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; ELASTIN; EOSIN; ERBIUM; HEMATOXYLIN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROQUINONE;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST; DERMIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; EDEMA; ENERGY; EPIDERMIS; ERYTHEMA; FITZPATRICK SKIN TYPES II TO IV; HIP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPIGMENTATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORCEIN GIEMSA STAINING; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTIINFLAMMATORY HYPERPIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN INJURY; STAINING; STRIA; STRIAE ALBA; STRIAE RUBRA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955823804     PISSN: 1090820X     EISSN: 1527330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090820X11402493     Document Type: Article

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