Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nail that affects approximately 10-30% of the world’s population. Although systemic antifungal therapy today represents a recognized standard, it is not recommended for all patient groups due to the cause of side effects. Therefore there is a great need to develop less invasive therapeutic options for the treatment of onychomycosis. Recently, Er:YAG wi...

For space missions involving atmospheric entry, a thermal protection system is essential to shield the spacecraft and its payload from severe aerothermal loads. Carbon/phenolic composite materials have gained renewed interest serve as ablative (TPMs). New experimental data relevant pyrolytic decomposition of phenolic resin used in such carbon/phenolic TPMs recently been published literature. In...

BACKGROUND Ablative fractional carbon dioxide (CO(2)) laser treatments have gained popularity due to their efficacy, shortened downtime, and decreased potential for scarring in comparison to traditional ablative CO(2) resurfacing. To date, scarring with fractional CO(2) lasers has not been reported. OBJECTIVE Five patients treated with the same fractional CO(2) laser technology for photodamag...

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...

Analysis of deep brain stimulation and ablative lesions in surgical treatment of movement disorders With emphasis on safety aspects