Fractional CO 2 laser resurfacing for atrophic acne scars: A randomized controlled trial with blinded response evaluation

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 447-452

  Hedelund, Lene ^a   Haak, Christina S ^b   Togsverd Bo, Katrine ^b   Bogh, Morten K ^b   Bjerring, Peter ^c   Hædersdal, Merete ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Molholm Hospital   (Denmark)

Author keywords

adverse effects; erythema; patient satisfaction; pigmentation; scar texture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC ACNE SCAR; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENERGY; ERYTHEMA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL CARBON DIOXIDE LASER RESURFACING; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAR; SKIN ATROPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND; ACNE VULGARIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; GAS LASER; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN DISEASE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; CICATRIX; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, GAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863823786     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.22048     Document Type: Article

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