RT Book, Section
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
SR Print(0)
ID 1175118565
T1 Nonablative Dermal Resurfacing in Ethnic Skin: Laser and Intense Pulsed Light
T2 Cosmetic Dermatology for Skin of Color
YR 2009
FD 2009
PB McGraw Hill Medical
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071487764
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175118565
RD 2024/04/20
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.