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Laser therapy in black skin
Journal article   Peer reviewed

Laser therapy in black skin

Heather Woolery-Lloyd, Martha H Viera and Whitney Valins
Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America, Vol.19(2), pp.405-416
2011-05
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsc.2011.05.007
PMID: 21763999

Abstract

Hyperpigmentation - ethnology Hyperpigmentation - surgery Infrared Rays - therapeutic use Humans Cicatrix - surgery Rejuvenation Skin Aging - radiation effects Hyperpigmentation - drug therapy Skin Aging - ethnology Hair Removal - instrumentation Dermatologic Surgical Procedures Acne Vulgaris - complications Cicatrix - ethnology Electric Stimulation Therapy - methods Skin - radiation effects Hair Removal - methods Ultrasonography Skin - diagnostic imaging Skin Pigmentation - radiation effects Laser Therapy - methods Laser Therapy - instrumentation African Continental Ancestry Group Acne Vulgaris - ethnology
This article provides a systematic overview of laser, light, and other energy devices for patients of African descent. It also reviews complications in skin of color and some treatment options for these adverse events.

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1 Clinical & Life Sciences
1.158 Dermatology - General
1.158.1308 Photoaging
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Surgery
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Clinical Medicine

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