Ablative non-fractional lasers for atrophic facial acne scars: A new modality of erbium:YAG laser resurfacing in Asians

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 615-619

  Lee, Sang Ju ^a   Kang, Jin Moon ^a   Chung, Won Soon ^a   Kim, Young Koo ^a   Kim, Hei Sung ^b  

^a Yonsei Star Skin Laser Clinic   (South Korea)

^b Bupyeong gu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ablative non fractional laser; Asians; Atrophic facial acne scars; New modality of Er:YAG laser resurfacing

Indexed keywords

EMLA;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC FACIAL SCAR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ERBIUM YAG LASER; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTINFLAMMATORY HYPERPIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCAR; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CICATRIX; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; DEVICES; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FACE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLID STATE LASER; THERAPEUTIC USE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CICATRIX; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; ERYTHEMA; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84897104162     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-013-1372-8     Document Type: Article

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