Multiple minimally invasive Erbium: Yttrium Aluminum Garnet laser mini-peels for skin rejuvenation: An objective assessment

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 122-130

  El Domyati, Moetaz ^a   El Ammawi, Tarek S ^a   Medhat, Walid ^a,b   Moawad, Osama ^c   Mahoney, Mỹ G ^b   Uitto, Jouni ^b  

^a MINIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Moawad Skin Institute for Laser   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Collagen; Elastin; Erbium Yttrium Aluminum Garnet laser; Noninvasive; Rejuvenation; Skin aging

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; COLLAGEN TYPE 7; ELASTIN; TROPOELASTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; EPIDERMIS; ERBIUM YAG LASER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTOAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REJUVENATION; TREATMENT DURATION; WRINKLE;

ADULT; AGED; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE I; COLLAGEN TYPE III; COLLAGEN TYPE VII; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; DERMATOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ELASTIN; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REJUVENATION; SKIN; SKIN AGING; TROPOELASTIN;

EID: 84861954507     PISSN: 14732130     EISSN: 14732165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-2165.2012.00606.x     Document Type: Article

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