Safety study of transcutaneous focused ultrasound for non-invasive skin tightening in Asians

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 366-375

  Chan, Nicola P Y ^a   Shek, Samantha Y N ^a   Yu, Carol S ^a   Ho, Stephanie G Y ^a,b   Yeung, Chi K ^a   Chan, Henry H L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Dermatology and Laser Center   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asian; non ablative; safety; tightening; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FACE DISORDER; FACE EDEMA; FACE ERYTHEMA; FACE PAIN; FACIAL SKIN LAXITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NON INVASIVE SKIN TIGHTENING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SURGERY; TIC; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; SKIN AGING; TRANSDUCERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 79959292223     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.21070     Document Type: Article

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