TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Nonablative Dermal Resurfacing in Ethnic Skin: Laser and Intense Pulsed Light A1 - Chilukuri, Suneel A1 - Bhatia, Ashish C. A2 - Alam, Murad A2 - Bhatia, Ashish C. A2 - Kundu, Roopal V. A2 - Yoo, Simon S. A2 - Chan, Henry Hin-Lee PY - 2009 T2 - Cosmetic Dermatology for Skin of Color AB - The introduction of laser surgery resurfacing has revolutionized advanced cosmetic surgery options for all skin types over the past 25 years.1-5 Laser resurfacing is divided into ablative and nonablative surgery. Ablative resurfacing refers to the destruction of the epidermis in an effort to improve texture, tone, and overall quality of the skin. Both the carbon dioxide (CO2) and erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Er:YAG) lasers have proven to be extremely effective in improving photoinduced rhytides, dyschromia, and scarring in patients with Fitzpatrick I–III skin.6 These ablative lasers have also proven to be effective in darker skin types but carry a greater risk of transient or permanent dyspigmentation. SN - PB - McGraw Hill Medical CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175118565 ER -