Laser and light-based treatment of Keloids - A review

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 689-699

  Mamalis, A D ^a   Lev Tov, H ^a,b,c   Nguyen, D H ^a   Jagdeo, J R ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SUNY Downstate Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTENSE PULSED LIGHT THERAPY; KELOID; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; PROCEDURES;

HUMANS; KELOID; LASER THERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY;

EID: 84900489882     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12253     Document Type: Review

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