Safety and efficacy of a new device combining radiofrequency and low-frequency pulsed electromagnetic fields for the treatment of facial rhytides

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1306-1309

  Krueger, Nils ^a   Levy, Hanna ^b   Sadick, Neil S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b QSite ^*  (Israel)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FACE; FEMALE; FITZPATRICK WRINKLE AND ELASTOSIS SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; RADIOFREQUENCY; RATING SCALE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WRINKLE;

ADULT; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIO WAVES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SKIN AGING;

EID: 84870157407     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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