Comparison study of fractional carbon dioxide laser resurfacing using different fluences and densities for acne scars in Asians: A randomized split-face trial

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 545-552

  Yuan, Xing Hua ^a,b   Zhong, Shu Xia ^a   Li, Shan Shan ^a  

^a THE FIRST HOSPITAL OF JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANBIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLEEDING; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY SKIN; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTIONAL CARBON DIOXIDE LASER TREATMENT; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTINFLAMMATORY HYPERPIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN PAIN; SKIN PRURITUS; SKIN SCAR; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ATROPHY; CICATRIX; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, GAS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899898735     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dsu.12467     Document Type: Article

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