Understanding Cosmetic Laser Surgery - part 8 pot

... technique, the fat 7. Complementary Procedures to Cosmetic Laser Surgery Many cosmetic laser surgery procedures are used in conjunction with non -laser cosmetic procedures because the effect of two ... resur- faced.) The majority of patients who are candidates for full-face 74 / Complementary Procedures to Cosmetic Laser Surgery The combination of liposuction of neck and...

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... 1 980 s, Q-switched lasers were first successfully used for cosmetic applications in medicine. A Q-switch is a type of chem- ical switch that is much faster than any mechanical switch. With Q-switching, ... 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...

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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 resurfacin...

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... nevi monochromacity, 8 94 / Index Nd:YAG laser, 32, 37, 38, 40, 41, 46, 47, 48, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 63, 76, 78, 80 , 81 ; wavelength of, 48. See also Q-switched lasers nevus, 19, 22, ... as target of laser, 30; water as, 35, 37 Coblation, 80 81 ; vs. erbium:YAG laser, 81 coherence, 6, 8 collagen, 13, 23, 24, 26, 55, 62, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80 collimation, 8 copper...

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... 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 617.9Ј52—dc22 20030 186 09 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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... aging in sun-exposed skin are therefore manifestations of sun damage. Aged epidermis may demonstrate rough and flaky spots that con- tain abnormal, precancerous keratinocytes. These spots are called solar ... 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 body...

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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 (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...

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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. ... general anes- thesia (waking up), there is no continued anesthetic effect in the Fig. 6.3 This 87 -year-old patient with severe photo-aging is shown before and two months after full fa...

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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 ... treat- ment analogous to erbium:YAG laser resurfacing. 80 / Complementary Procedures to Cosmetic Laser Surgery healing response or down time for patients. With standard t...

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