Facial skin rejuvenation: Ablative laser resurfacing, chemical peels, or photodynamic therapy? Facts and controversies

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 737-740

  Hassan, Khaled M ^a   Benedetto, Anthony V ^a  

^a Dermatologic SurgiCenter   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYACID; BETA HYDROXY ACID; HYDROXYACID; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABLATIVE LASER RESURFACING; ACNE; ADVERSE OUTCOME; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CHEMICAL PEELING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; DEVICE SAFETY; EPIDERMAL DYSCHROMIA; FACIAL SKIN REJUVENATION; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; INTENSE PULSED LIGHT THERAPY; LASER SURGERY; NOTE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ERYTHEMA; WOUND HEALING;

CHEMEXFOLIATION; FACE; HUMANS; INTENSE PULSED LIGHT THERAPY; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, GAS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; REJUVENATION; RHYTIDOPLASTY;

EID: 84886058986     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: 18791131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.05.011     Document Type: Note

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