Fractional CO2 laser as an effective modality in treatment of striae alba in skin types III and IV

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 928-933

  Naeini, Farahnaz Fatemi ^a   Soghrati, Mehrnaz ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fractional CO2 laser; Fractional photothermolysis; Striae alba; Striae distensae

Indexed keywords

GLYCOLIC ACID; HYDROQUINONE; LIDOCAINE; RETINOIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGIST; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTINFLAMMATORY HYPERPIGMENTATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRIA; STRIA ALBA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84872193708     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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