Understanding Cosmetic Laser Surgery - part 2 pps

... blank 1. What Are Lasers and How Do They Work? For a better understanding of the special advantages of lasers in cosmetic surgery, we need to know what a laser is. How is laser energy produced? ... adjunctive cosmetic treatments and alternatives to cosmetic laser surgery. Finally, chapter 8 provides advice on how you can obtain the best possible results from cos- metic lase...

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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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... 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 ... be selectively ablated with the erbium:YAG laser. Complementary Procedures to Cosmetic Laser Surgery / 81 Complementary Procedures to Cosmetic Laser Surgery / 77 thi...

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... 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 20 04 617.9Ј 52 dc 22 2003018609 British Library Cataloging-in-Publication ... Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Langdon, Robert. Understanding cosmetic laser surgery / Robert Langdon. p.cm. — (Understanding health and sickness series) ISBN...

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... pigments such as those present in birth- marks and exogenous pigments such as those present in tattoos can produce cosmetically objectionable skin lesions. Cosmetic lasers have been developed to treat ... follicles, especially on the face, are associ- ated with sebaceous (oil) glands, which are themselves composed of another type of modified keratinocyte (fig. 2. 2). The lowermost extent of...

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... continuous- wave CO 2 laser, surgeons thought that this instrument might be of value to cosmetic surgery. When the CO 2 laser beam is focused through lenses to a tiny area (0.1 to 0 .2 mm), it ... 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 de...

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... three Q-switched lasers. Black ink particles absorb all visible wavelengths. Red ink requires treatment with the frequency- doubled (5 32 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-...

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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. ... rather than the CO 2 laser. Conversely, if the CO 2 laser is to be used, the entire face should be resurfaced. I have never seen objectionable hypopigmentation after CO 2...

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... 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. Note the excessive ... Complementary Procedures to Cosmetic Laser Surgery The combination of liposuction of neck and jowls and/or S-lift minimum incision facelift followed by full-face laser resurf...

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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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