Microbiologic activity in laser resurfacing plume and debris.

/Erbium Laser Safety

background. There are a variety of potential hazards with laser technology. methods. A review of the literature. objective. To summarize the potential hazards of CO 2 and erbium laser technologies and the safety guidelines and equipment developed to minimize them. results. Laser hazards can be divided into the following categories: mechanical, environmental, macrobiologic, microbiologic, and ia...

Erbium:YAG Laser resurfacing of periorbital skin: Report of 7 cases

Nowadays, Erbium: YAG laser resurfacing of periorbital skin has become a very popular method of wrinkle reduction. Seven patients with Fitzpatrick skin phototypes of II to V were treated with a 2940 nm Erbium: YAG laser system for resurfacing of periorbital wrinkles. Photographic evalution performed before and after treatment. Patients were visited at 1,2,3,5,7,14,30 and 60 days after laser res...

Antibiotic prophylaxis for full-face laser resurfacing: is it necessary?

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the need for antibiotic prophylaxis when performing full-face laser resurfacing. METHOD Prospective study of 31 patients undergoing full-face laser resurfacing, 17 with and 14 without antibiotic prophylaxis. OBSERVATION Four of 14 patients without antibiotic prophylaxis had microbiologic and clinical evidence of infection. None of the 17 patients with antibiotic prophy...

Efficacy of CICACTIVE® versus silver sulfadiazine 0.1% cream on facial wound healing in patients treated with Erbium-YAG resurfacing laser: A single-blind randomized clinical trial

Wavelength dependence of prepulse laser beams on EUV emission from CO2 reheated Sn plasma

Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) emission from laser-produced plasmas (LPP) centered at 13.5 nm is considered a leading candidate for the light source in future lithography systems. Tin is currently the best material for generating this EUV emission since it emits strongly within the 13.5 nm region due to its various ionic states (SnSn). Highly efficient and low-debris LPPs are a pre-requisite for the...