Fractionation: Past, Present, Future

Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 105-109

  Saedi, Nazanin ^a   Jalian, H Ray ^b   Petelin, Anthony ^c   Zachary, Christopher ^c  

^a SKINCARE PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractional; Fractionation; Fraxel; Laser; Photothermolysis; Resurfacing

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHYLAMINOLEVULINIC ACID; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACNE; CHLOASMA; DEVICES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ERBIUM YAG LASER; ERYTHEMA; FRACTIONATION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOAGING; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS; PIGMENTATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RASH; REVIEW; SCAR; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN; TATTOO; TREATMENT INDICATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

FORECASTING; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, GAS; REJUVENATION; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SKIN AGING;

EID: 84861563038     PISSN: 10855629     EISSN: 15580768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sder.2012.02.003     Document Type: Review

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