Te efficacy and safety of ablative fractional resurfacing using a 2,940-nm Er:YAG laser for traumatic scars in the early postraumatic period

Archives of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 232-237

  Kim, Sun Goo ^a   Kim, Eun Yeon ^a   Kim, Yu Jin ^a   Lee, Se Il ^a  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Erbium YAG lasers; Laser therapy; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

2940 NM ERBIUM YAG LASER; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACERATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; SCAR; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 84873457248     PISSN: 22346163     EISSN: 22346171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2012.39.3.232     Document Type: Article

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