RT Book, Section
A1 Tannous, Zeina
A1 Avram, Mathew M.
A1 Tsao, Sandy
A1 Avram, Marc R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1175821534
T1 Nonablative Laser Resurfacing
T2 Color Atlas of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071635035
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175821534
RD 2024/04/20
AB There  are  multiple  laser  and  light  source  treatments  for  photoaging.  These  treatments  range  in  efficacy  and  side  effects.  Typically,  there  is  a  trade-off  between  clinical  improvement  and  a  concomitant  increase  in  side  effects  and  downtime  from  work  and  social  activities.  Other  chapters  have  focused  on  such  treatments  as  nonablative  fractional  resurfacing,  ablative  fractional  resurfacing,  and  traditional  resurfacing.  This  chapter  examines  non-ablative  laser  resurfacing  and,  in  particular,  the  use  of  mid-infrared  lasers.  Other  devices  such  as  intense  pulsed  light,  nonablative  fractional  resurfacing  lasers,  and  vascular  lasers  also  achieve  nonablative  benefits,  and  are  addressed  in  detail  in  other  chapters.