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Fractional deep dermal ablation induces tissue tightening†

  1. Zakia Rahman MD1,
  2. Heather MacFalls MS2,
  3. Kerrie Jiang MSN, NP2,
  4. Kin F. Chan PhD2,
  5. Kristen Kelly MD3,
  6. Joshua Tournas MD3,
  7. Oliver F. Stumpp PhD2,
  8. Vikramaditya Bedi MS2,
  9. Christopher Zachary MD3,*

Article first published online: 18 FEB 2009

DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20715

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Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Special Issue: Dermatology special issue

Volume 41, Issue 2, pages 78–86, February 2009

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Rahman, Z., MacFalls, H., Jiang, K., Chan, K. F., Kelly, K., Tournas, J., Stumpp, O. F., Bedi, V. and Zachary, C. (2009), Fractional deep dermal ablation induces tissue tightening. Lasers Surg. Med., 41: 78–86. doi: 10.1002/lsm.20715

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Dermatology, Stanford University, Stanford Medical School, Stanford, California 94305

  2. 2

    Reliant Technologies, Mountain View, California 94043

  3. 3

    Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92868

*Department of Dermatology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92868.

  1. †

    All of the authors have disclosed potential conflict of interest related to this study.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 FEB 2009
  2. Article first published online: 18 FEB 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 3 SEP 2008

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