Prevention of thyroidectomy scars in asian adults using a 532-nm potassium titanyl phosphate laser

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1747-1753

  Yun, Ji Sup ^a   Choi, Young Jun ^a   Kim, Won Serk ^a   Lee, Ga Young ^a  

^a School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOBAL ASSESSMENT SCORE; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POTASSIUM TITANYL PHOSPHATE LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SAFETY; SCAR FORMATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SUTURE; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOUVER SCAR SCALE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84355162214     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2011.02128.x     Document Type: Article

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