A controlled trial to determine the efficacy of red and near-infrared light treatment in patient satisfaction, reduction of fine lines, wrinkles, skin roughness, and intradermal collagen density increase

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 93-100

  Wunsch, Alexander ^a   Matuschka, Karsten ^b  

^a Medical Light Consulting   (Germany)

^b JK International GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFRARED RADIATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN; THERAPEUTIC USE;

ADULT; AGED; COLLAGEN; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFRARED RAYS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; SKIN AGING;

EID: 84894188375     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2013.3616     Document Type: Article

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