Non-ablative fractional resurfacing in combination with topical tretinoin cream as a field treatment modality for multiple actinic keratosis: A pilot study and a review of other field treatment modalities

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 227-231

  Prens, Sebastiaan P ^a   De Vries, Karin ^a   Neumann, H A Martino ^a   Prens, Errol P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Actinic keratoses; Field treatment; Laser therapy

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM; RETINOIC ACID;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CREAM; EDEMA; ERADICATION THERAPY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; NON ABLATIVE FRACTIONAL RESURFACING THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REJUVENATION; REVIEW; SKIN DEFECT; SUN EXPOSURE; THERAPY EFFECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; KERATOSIS, ACTINIC; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; REJUVENATION; SKIN; SUNLIGHT; TRETINOIN;

EID: 84877084009     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: 14711753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09546634.2012.687088     Document Type: Review

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