Fractional CO2 laser in the treatment of facial scars in children

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 855-857

  Lapidoth, Moshe ^a,b   Halachmi, Shlomit ^a   Cohen, Sarit ^a   Amitai, Dan Ben ^b,c  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Co2 laser; Fractional photothermolysis; Pediatric; Resurfacing; Scar

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WOUND HEALING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CICATRIX; CLINICAL TRIAL; FACE; GAS LASER; PATHOLOGY; THERAPEUTIC USE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; ERYTHEMA; FACE; HUMANS; LASERS, GAS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84897046923     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-013-1305-6     Document Type: Article

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