Lasers and Energy Devices for the SkinMitchel P. Goldman, Richard E. Fitzpatrick, E. Victor Ross, Suzanne L. Kilmer, Robert A. Weiss Rapid technical developments with lasers and other energy devices have continued over recent years, both in the different types of devices available and in what can be used for cosmetic and other treatments, including scar and tattoo removal, hair removal, cellulite, and lipolysis. In the second edition of Lasers and Energy Devices for the Skin, th |
Contents
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Chapter 2 Laser treatment of vascular lesions | 31 |
Chapter 3 Laser treatment of benign pigmented lesions | 58 |
Chapter 4 Tattoo removal | 74 |
Chapter 5 Hair removal | 94 |
Chapter 6 Skin resurfacing with ablative lasers | 110 |
Chapter 7 Ablative fractional lasers | 162 |
Chapter 8 Nonablative fractional lasers | 178 |
Chapter 11 Treatment of leg telangiectasias with laser and highintensity pulsed light | 272 |
Noninvasive fat reduction | 283 |
Chapter 13 Use of lasers on Asian skin | 293 |
Chapter 14 Laser lipolysis | 325 |
Chapter 15 Laser light and energy devices for cellulite and lipodystrophy | 339 |
Chapter 16 Anesthesia for cutaneous laser surgery | 349 |
Risk assessment and quality management | 364 |
Back Cover | 383 |
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ablation ablative fractional absorption acne scars actinic ALA-PDT alexandrite alexandrite laser Alster anesthesia anesthetic Arch Dermatol beam cell cellulite clinical CO2 laser CO2 laser resurfacing collagen cooling cosmetic cutaneous density depth dermal Dermatol Surg dermis device diode laser dye laser efficacy energy epidermal Er:YAG laser erythema evaluated facial Fitzpatrick fluence fractional laser fractional photothermolysis fractional resurfacing Fraxel Goldman MP hair removal handpiece heating histologic hyperpigmentation hypertrophic scars improvement intense pulsed light JAm Acad Dermatol keloids laser hair removal laser resurfacing laser skin resurfacing laser treatment Lasers Surg light source liposuction MAL-PDT melanin melanocytes melasma ment months Nd:YAG nevus nonablative patients photodamage photodynamic therapy photothermolysis pigmented lesions port-wine stains postoperative procedure pulse duration pulsed dye laser reported ruby laser side effects skin phototypes skin types spot surgery target tattoo removal telangiectasia thermal damage tion tissue topical treated treatment sessions vascular vessels wavelength