Double Pass 595 nm pulsed dye laser at a 6 minute interval for the treatment of port-wine stains is not more effective than single pass

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 199-204

  Peters, M A D ^a,b   Van Drooge, A M ^b   Wolkerstorfer, A ^b   Van Gemert, M J C ^b   Van Der Veen, J P W ^b   Bos, J D ^b   Beek, J F ^b  

^a Department of Dermatology Flevoziekenhuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

capillary malformation; laser therapy; multiple pass

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE PASS 595; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE PASS; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LASERS, DYE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORT-WINE STAIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859065619     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.22011     Document Type: Article

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