Understanding Cosmetic Laser Surgery - part 5 potx

... resurfacing with the continuous-wave CO 2 laser. In the early 1990s, the UltraPulse CO 2 laser was introduced. The UltraPulse technology enabled very high-energy laser output deliv- ered during a very ... 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 1990s....

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... sickness 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. RD119.L34 2004 617.9 52 —dc22 2003018609 British ... Surgical Laser? 52 7. Complementary Procedures to Cosmetic Laser Surgery 70 8. Getting Good Results 82 Glossary 85 Index 93

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... birth- marks and exogenous pigments such as those present in tattoos can produce cosmetically objectionable skin lesions. Cosmetic lasers have been developed to treat many types of skin lesions by targeting the ... 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...

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... 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...

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... three Q-switched lasers. Black ink particles absorb all visible wavelengths. Red ink requires treatment with the frequency- doubled (53 2 nm) Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. Green responds to Q-switched ... nm) and alexandrite ( 755 nm) lasers and can also be treated with the Q-switched Nd:YAG laser using a special handpiece that alters the wavelength of the laser energy to 650 nm. Dark blue i...

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... 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. ... Surgical Laser? / 55 of treated skin by the erbium:YAG laser is below the threshold of collagen contraction. In contrast, the CO 2 laser produces consider- able collagen shrinka...

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... markings, see fig. 6 .5) . The excessive skin usually Complementary Procedures to Cosmetic Laser Surgery / 71 laser resurfacing are middle-aged or older and have significant cosmetic problems in ... 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. No...

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... 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 ... the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery) , the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery (Lasers in Surgery and Medicin...

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... laser, 40 copper vapor laser, 40 CO 2 laser, 35, 36, 37, 38, 48, 53 , 54 , 55 , 57 , 58 , 59 – 65, 66–69, 70, 74, 76; for blepharoplasty, 66–69; bloodless surgery and, 36; vs. erbium:YAG laser, 52 56 , ... elastosis electromagnetic spectrum, 4, 5, 30, 33, 35, 37 electron, xiii, 5 epidermis, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 29, 32, 35, 41, 45, 49, 50 , 51 , 52 ,...

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... sickness 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. RD119.L34 2004 617.9 52 —dc22 2003018609 British ... Complementary Procedures to Cosmetic Laser Surgery 70 8. Getting Good Results 82 Glossary 85 Index 93 Understanding Cosmetic Laser Surgery an...

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