Application of low-level laser therapy for noninvasive body contouring

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 211-217

  Jackson, Robert F ^a   Stern, Fredric A ^b   Neira, Rodrigo ^c   Ortiz Neira, Clara L ^d   Maloney, Jillian ^e  

^a Private Practice Physician   (United States)

^b Private Practice Physician   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d Radiology Department Red Deer   (Canada)

^e MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

adipocyte; body contouring; emulsification; noninvasive; photobiomodulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY CONTOURING; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY FLUID; BODY MODIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THIGH; THORAX; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; BODY MODIFICATION, NON-THERAPEUTIC; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HIP; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; THIGH;

EID: 84859016554     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.22007     Document Type: Article

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