Complications of lasers and light treatments

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 571-580

  Alam, Murad ^a   Warycha, Melanie ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

edema; erythema; hyperpigmentation; hypopigmentation; scar

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DESONIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROQUINONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLISTER; BURN; CHEMICAL PEEL; DERMATITIS; DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; ECCHYMOSIS; ENERGY DEVICE; EPITHELIZATION; ERYTHEMA; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDICAL DEVICE; PHOTOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REEPITHELIALIZATION; SKIN CRUSTING; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN EROSION; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN INJURY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN MODIFYING DEVICE; SKIN RESURFACING; SKIN SCAR; TELANGIECTASIA; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; URTICARIA; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIATION INJURIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860129534     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: 15298019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2012.01476.x     Document Type: Article

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