Nonablative fractional photothermolysis for acne scars: Clinical and in vivo microscopic documentation of treatment efficacy

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 463-467

  Bencini, Pier Luca ^a   Tourlaki, Athanasia ^a,b   Galimberti, Michela ^a   Longo, Caterina ^c   Pellacani, Giovanni ^d   De Giorgi, Vincenzo ^e   Guerriero, Giuseppe ^f  

^a ICLID (Istituto di Chirurgia e Laserchirurgia in Dermatologia)   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c Dermatology Unit   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^f UniversitàCattolica Del Sacro Cuore ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

acne scarring; fractional photothermolysis; in vivo confocal microscopy; nonablative fractional lasers

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ERBIUM; GLASS FIBER;

ACNE; ACNE SCAR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MICROSCOPY; NONABLATIVE FRACTIONAL PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS; PHOTOTHERAPY; SCAR; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; CICATRIX; ERBIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867383730     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: 15298019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2012.01478.x     Document Type: Article

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