Understanding Cosmetic Laser Surgery - part 1 doc

... series) ISBN 1- 5 780 6-5 8 6-0 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 1- 5 780 6-5 8 7-9 (paper: alk. paper) 1. Surgery, Plastic. 2. Lasers in surgery. I. Title. II. Series. RD 119 .L34 2004 617 .9Ј52—dc22 2003 018 609 British ... by Alan Estridge 12 111 0090807060504 43 21 ϱ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Langdon, Robert. Understanding cosmetic laser surgery...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 13:20

... overproduce melanin on a per- manent basis, even when the surrounding skin is not tanned. 16 / The Skin The Skin / 17 Profound structural changes in the dermis also occur with sun- induced aging. Whereas ... cell type. There is a well-defined dermal-epidermal junction where the layers interface, below which lies the dermis. The dermis varies greatly in thickness in different parts of the bo...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 13:20

... three Q-switched lasers. Black ink particles absorb all visible wavelengths. Red ink requires treatment with the frequency- doubled (532 nm) Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. Green responds to Q-switched ... Other lasers used for treating lentigenes are Q-switched ruby and alexandrite lasers, and continuous-wave krypton and diode lasers. Other flat pigmented lesions, including freckles and cafe-au-la...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 13:20

... Reconstructive Surgery) , and the International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons (Dermatologic Surgery) . When you visit a physician’s office for a consultation on cosmetic laser surgery, the surgeon ... generally significantly less than that achieved by laser resurfacing. A similar non-ablative laser treatment is performed with the Q-switched Nd:YAG laser operating at 10 6...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 13:20

... series) ISBN 1- 5 780 6-5 8 6-0 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 1- 5 780 6-5 8 7-9 (paper: alk. paper) 1. Surgery, Plastic. 2. Lasers in surgery. I. Title. II. Series. RD 119 .L34 2004 617 .9Ј52—dc22 2003 018 609 British ... by Alan Estridge 12 111 0090807060504 43 21 ϱ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Langdon, Robert. Understanding cosmetic laser surgery...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 17:21

... absorbs the laser energy, which is immediately con- verted to heat. In certain lasers such as the pulsed dye laser, a micro- scopic explosion literally blows apart the capillary. In other lasers such ... determines how far into the skin laser light will penetrate. The power of the laser and the duration of the pulse of laser light determine how much laser energy is imparted to the...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 13:20

... term laser resurfacing” to describe this new technique. Laser resurfacing was the procedure most responsible for the rapid growth of cos- metic laser surgery during the 19 90s. In the mid -1 9 90s ... resurfacing with the continuous-wave CO 2 laser. In the early 19 90s, the UltraPulse CO 2 laser was introduced. The UltraPulse technology enabled very high-energy laser output de...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 13:20

... Surgical Laser? / 59 Laser Resurfacing with the CO 2 Laser I reserve the CO 2 laser for full-face resurfacing. The goal of full- face resurfacing is to obtain maximum improvement of photo-aged skin. ... of 18 months and reported the results at the 19 99 meeting of the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery. Betacaine was used in 70 consecutive patients who under- went e...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 13:20

... excessive skin usually Complementary Procedures to Cosmetic Laser Surgery / 71 laser resurfacing are middle-aged or older and have significant cosmetic problems in the neck area. Frequently there ... around the eye, the CO 2 laser method is much safer than traditional non -laser techniques. Fig. 6.6 This 60-year-old patient is shown before and after CO 2 laser bleph- aroplasty....

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 13:20

... 58 dermis, 10 , 11 , 12 15 , 17 18 , 19 – 21, 22, 23, 25, 30, 35, 38, 40, 41, 44, 47, 49, 50, 54, 62, 63, 78, 79, 80; aging of, 17 18 ; discolor- ation of, 19 – 21; structure of, 12 15 ; thickness of, 25 diode laser, ... xiii, 5 epidermis, 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 16 , 18 , 19 , 20, 21, 22, 25, 29, 32, 35, 41, 45, 49, 50, 51, 52, 57, 58, 62, 64, 65, 77, 78, 79, 80; differentiatio...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 13:20