Energy-based devices in treatment of acne vulgaris

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 573-585

  Handler, Marc Z ^a   Bloom, Bradley S ^b   Goldberg, David J ^a,b,c  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Skin Laser and Surgery Specialists of NY and NJ   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; BLUE LIGHT; ENERGY BASED DEVICE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INFLAMMATION; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDICAL DEVICE; NARROWBAND BLUE LIGHT; NARROWBAND RED LIGHT; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHOTOTHERAPY; POTASSIUM TITANYL PHOSPHATE LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER; RADIOFREQUENCY; RED LIGHT; REVIEW; PROCEDURES;

PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ACNE VULGARIS; HUMANS; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PHOTOTHERAPY;

EID: 84978887855     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000000715     Document Type: Review

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