14: Advances in ablative and non-ablative lasers in gynecology: A clinician's guide
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Ablative and non-ablative fractional resurfacing
Fractional resurfacing may be used in the management of melasma, striae/stretch marks, acne scars, pearly penile papule, syringoma, burn scar, verrucous epidermal naevus and skin tightening. In 20-30% of the patients with melasma, fractional resurfacing may not be effective or may even cause an exacerbation. Treatment effects may also be temporary. When compared with traditional carbon dioxide ...
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Non-ablative skin tightening is a newer approach to tissue remodeling and skin rejuvenation employing noninvasive procedures. These procedures produce less dramatic effects in comparison to traditional ablative laser resurfacing, but also significantly less healing time and patient discomfort. A variety of non-ablative procedures have been developed to achieve skin tightening through dermal the...
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BACKGROUND Striae distensae or stretch marks are atrophic linear dermal scars with epidermal atrophy. There are many therapeutic options for management, but no consistently effective modality is available yet. OBJECTIVE We compared the efficacy of 1064 nm long pulse (LP) Nd: YAG laser and 2940 nm variable square pulse (VSP) erbium: YAG laser in the treatment of striae distensae. METHODS Twe...
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hands, and eyelids, among other areas. When used on the eyelids, patients notice a tightening of the skin and reduction in dark circles. This laser is a good choice for patients with skin types I to IV (Table 6-2) and those who would like more aggressive treatment with more significant results than nonfractional nonablative laser, but without the downtime required with ablative laser resurfacin...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0002-9378
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.12.065