No Additional Benefit of Combining Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser With Narrow-Band Ultraviolet B Phototherapy for Vitiligo: A Randomized Prospective Study With Half-Body Side Comparison

EŞME P., Aksoy G. G., ELÇİN G.

DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY, cilt.45, sa.12, ss.1627-1634, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/dss.0000000000001890
  • Dergi Adı: DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1627-1634
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND Narrow-band ultraviolet B (nb-UVB) phototherapy constitutes the gold standard treatment for vitiligo. Whether carbon dioxide (CO2) laser might increase the efficacy of nb-UVB is still a topic of debate.