Radiofrequency in cosmetic dermatology: A review

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1765-1776

  Lolis, Margarita S ^a   Goldberg, David J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b LASER AND SKIN SURGERY CENTER OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN;

ACNE VULGARIS; BURN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY; DERMATOLOGY; DIODE LASER; EDEMA; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EPIDERMIS; ERYTHEMA; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LASER SURGERY; LIGHT; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; PURPURA; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REJUVENATION; REVIEW; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN FIBROSIS; SKIN LAXITY; SKIN TIGHTNESS; SKINFOLD; WRINKLE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; CICATRIX; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; RADIO WAVES; REJUVENATION; SKIN AGING;

EID: 84868203715     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2012.02547.x     Document Type: Review

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