Evaluation of effectiveness of erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser on atrophic facial acne scars with 22-MHz digital ultrasonography in a Turkish population

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 982-988

  Engin, Burhan ^a   Kutlubay, Zekayi ^a   Karakuş, Özge ^a   Yardimci, Gürkan ^a   Doǧan, Zafer ^b   Tüzün, Yalçin ^a   Serdaroǧlu, Server ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MALTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

acne scars; collagen density; digital ultrasonography; erbium:yttrium aluminum garnet laser

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ERBIUM;

ACNE; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC FACIAL ACNE SCAR; CHEEK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DIGITAL IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SKIN RESURFACING; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; CICATRIX; COLLAGEN; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870249764     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2012.01649.x     Document Type: Article

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