Home-Use Laser and Light Devices for the Skin-An Update

Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 144-147

  Metelitsa, Andrei I ^a,b   Green, Jeremy B ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b SKINCARE PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^c Dermatology and Skin Cancer Institute   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acne; Devices; Hair growth; Hair removal; Home use; Lasers; LED; Light; Over the counter; Photorejuvenation

Indexed keywords

ACNE; DEVICE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HAIR GROWTH; LASER; PHOTOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SKIN CARE;

ACNE VULGARIS; HAIR; HAIR REMOVAL; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; REJUVENATION; SELF CARE; SKIN AGING; SKIN CARE;

EID: 80052993271     PISSN: 10855629     EISSN: 15580768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sder.2011.05.005     Document Type: Review

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