Efficacy of a needling device for the treatment of acne scars: A randomized clinical trial

JAMA Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 844-849

  Alam, Murad ^a   Han, Sandra ^a   Pongprutthipan, Marisa ^a   Disphanurat, Wareeporn ^a   Kakar, Rohit ^a   Nodzenski, Michael ^a   Pace, Natalie ^a   Kim, Natalie ^a   Yoo, Simon ^a   Veledar, Emir ^b,c   Poon, Emily ^a   West, Dennis P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ACNE SCAR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT; DEVICE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN SCAR; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; AGED; CICATRIX; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FACE; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84906732732     PISSN: 21686068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.8687     Document Type: Article

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