Treatment of acne scars of skin types II to V by sublative fractional bipolar radiofrequency and bipolar radiofrequency combined with diode laser

Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 18-27

  Taub, Amy Forman ^a,b   Garretson, Cara Beth ^b,c  

^a Advanced Dermatology   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR RADIO FREQUENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIODE LASER; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SKIN SCAR; SUBLATIVE FRACTIONAL BIPOLAR RADIOFREQUENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 80755174571     PISSN: 19412789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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