read with interest the article of Dr Asilian and coauthors entitled “Comparison between the efficacy of Q-Switched 1064-nm Nd:YAG laser and Fraxel CO2 laser on improvement of atrophic facial acne scars” in this journal. In this article the authors concluded a better efficacy for fractional CO2 laser in comparison with 1064-nm Q-switched NdYag laser.1 Treatment of the atrophic acne scars is a re...

endonasal endoscopic laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy has many advantages over conventional external dacryocystorhinostomy. this technique avoids a cutaneous scar and causes less surgical trauma and bleeding than that seen in conventional lacrimal surgery. a total of 20 endoscopic laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy in 16 patients were performed between 1998 and 1999. the procedure was suc...

background. failure of orthodontic bracket bonds is a common occurrence during orthodontic treatment. different tech-niques have been suggested in the literature to remove resin residues from the bracket bases and enamel surfaces to prepare the surfaces again after debonding. this study attempted to compare multiple rebond shear strengths (sbs) of debonded brackets following preparation with sa...

background and objective: genital warts, due to specific types of the human papillomavirus, have long been regarded as one of the most important causes of cervical cancer and one of the most common cause of sexually transmited diseases (stds).  over the years, it has been the focus of several studies in order to find the best effective approach to eradicate the virus, however there are still co...

Background: Hypertrophic scars can be caused by various injuries and lead to a decrease in quality of life those affected. This study was performed retrospectively our center investigate the safety effectiveness fractional micro-plasma radio-frequency treatment combined with ablative carbon dioxide (CO2) laser patients hypertrophic scar.

used in conjunction with or as a replacement for traditional methods, it is expected that specific laser technologies will become an essential component of contemporary dental practice over the next decade. the current review is designed to focus on the acid resistance of laser application and tries to introduce laser settings capable to achieve this feature for clinical application. applicatio...

This study evaluates results, adverse side effects and downtime of the protocol 'ActiveFX' for photodamaged facial skin. A non-sequential fractional ultrapulsed CO2 laser with specific settings is used in addition to a new computer pattern generator (CPG). From September 2006 to March 2007, 55 patients underwent this new 'soft' single-session, single-pass and full-face ablative fractional treat...

background: genital warts are the most common viral sexually transmitted disease affecting 1% of the population. a prospective, open-label controlled trial was performed to compare topical 5% potassium hydroxide (koh) solution with co2 laser in the treatment of female genital warts. methods: seventy patients were enrolled in the study after convenience sampling. right-sided lesions of the patie...