Nonablative fractional photothermolysis for facial actinic keratoses: 6-month follow-up with histologic evaluation

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 349-356

  Katz, Tracy M ^a   Goldberg, Leonard H ^a,c   Marquez, Denise ^a   Kimyai Asadi, Arash ^a   Polder, Kristel D ^b   Landau, Jennifer M ^a   Friedman, Paul M ^a,b,c  

^a Dermatology and Laser Surgery Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

1550 nm fractionated erbium doped fiber laser; actinic keratosis; fractional photothermolysis; Fraxel; laser

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMIS; ELASTOSIS; ERYTHEMA; FOLLOW UP; FRACTIONAL PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LASER THERMOTHERAPY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUN EXPOSURE; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATOSIS, ACTINIC; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80955178353     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.02.014     Document Type: Article

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