Marwa Salah Eldin Mohamed Elmesidy <br/><br/>
Treatment of hypertrophic scars and keloids by fractional carbon dioxide laser :   A clinical and immunohistochemical study /  
 علاج الندبات الضخامية والجدرة باستخدام ليزر ثانى أوكسيد الكربون التجزيئى :   دراسة إكلينيكية وهيستوكيميائية مناعية 
Marwa Salah Eldin Mohamed Elmesidy ; Supervised Omar Ahmed Azzam , Dalia Ahmed Bassiouny , Marwa Safwat Elhawary 
 - Cairo :   Marwa Salah Eldin Mohamed Elmesidy ,   2013 
 - 161 P. :   charts , facsimiles ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Dermatology and Venerology 
<br/><br/> Background :Hypertrophic scars and keloids may cause cosmetic problem to patients and may also cause pain and pruritus . Different modes of therapy that are currently being used are limited by their efficacy and side effects . Other modes of therapy including laser are thus being studied for their efficacy 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Fractional CO₂ laser  Keloid hypertrophic scar  Matrix metalloproteinase 9