Editor Hair removal with lasers and intense pulsed light (IPL) devices have become a mainstay in many physicians’ offices and nonmedical settings (e.g. beauty parlours) all over the world. The great demand for photo-epilation techniques and the ability to cut costs has led to the development of home devices. Acne vulgaris, rosacea and photo rejuvenation are further advertised indications for ho...

We report a comparative study of synthesis, characteristics and in vitro tests of two folate-conjugated gold nanoparticles (AuNP) differing in linkers and AuNP sizes for selective targeting of folate-receptor positive cancerous cells. The linkers chosen were 4-aminothiophenol (4Atp) and 6-mercapto-1-hexanol (MH) with nanoconjugate products named Folate-4Atp-AuNP and Folate-MH-AuNP. We report th...

Binding sites for [3H]muscimol, an analogue of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) were localized in the synaptic layers of chicken retina by light microscopic and electron microscopic autoradiography. Light microscopic autoradiography of cryostat sections incubated in [3H]muscimol or [3H]GABA revealed identical binding patterns: a band over the inner plexiform layer (IPL) and a band over the outer ...

INTRODUCTION Several studies have reported laser treatment of Capillary Malformations (CMs) using systems other than pulsed dye lasers (PDL). Few, however, have compared different systems in the same patients. This study aimed to directly compare CM fading using five different systems. METHODS Eighteen previously PDL-treated patients were test-patched using the alexandrite, KTP, and Nd:YAG la...

A congenital melanocytic nevus (CMN) is present at birth in approximately 1% of newborn infants. Treating CMN with a single laser without complications is very difficult because of the deep-penetrating nature of the nevus cells in this lesion. A 51-year-old female patient presented with a single 8 cm x 14 cm sized dark brown to black plaque with scar on the left side of face. She received 10 tr...

ALA: aminolevulinic acid BBL: broadband light IPL: intense pulse light Nd:YAG: neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet PDT: photodynamic therapy INTRODUCTION Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease characterized by noncaseating epithelioid cell granulomas. Skin involvement is seen in approximately onequarter of patients. Multiple cutaneous variants in sarcoidosis include lupus pernio, Lofgren s...