Skin laxity is an unavoidable consequence of aging and chronic sun exposure. Patients are increasingly turning to non-surgical skin tightening measures for a more youthful look. Non-surgical methods can be effective in treating mild moderate laxity, while offering decreased downtimes fewer serious complications than surgical interventions. This article reviews the major interventions laxity: ab...

introduction: radioiodine (131i) is an effective and inexpensive alternative to surgery in the treatment of thyroid hyperfunction. the debate today concerns the maximum and minimum ablative doses, and factors leading to hypothyroidism. patients & method: 1035 hyperthyroid patients treated with weight-adjusted ablative doses of 131i were retrospectively assessed for treatment outcome or corr...

Nonablative, or subsurface remodeling, is the newest approach to improving photodamaged skin. Because the degree of collagen remodeling is not as great as that of other, more destructive ablative approaches, the process can be ideal for individuals with limited time, wishing to improve (with lasers) the quality of their sun-damaged skin. In addition, nonablative laser systems may be used to mai...

For centuries, owners of private, commercial and military sea vessels have attempted, with varying degrees of success, to surface treat their underwater hulls with coatings to prevent the adhesion and/or growth of large fouling organisms that cause severe drag, reducing vessel speed and maneuverability, and increasing fuel consumption. Two major approaches are currently under development: (1) “...

Conventional management of debilitating pediatric scar contractures, including hand therapy and surgery, may often be beset by delayed treatment, suboptimal results, and additional surgical morbidity. Ablative fractional laser resurfacing is an emerging adjunctive procedural option for scar contractures because of its promising efficacy and safety profile. However, its use to improve function h...

BACKGROUND Given the natural tendency for 15% to 40% of infantile hemangiomas to spontaneously involute over time, much debate surrounds the issue of treatment. Until recently, effective therapies to improve the appearance of residual textural skin changes in these patients were lacking. We suggest the use of ablative fractional resurfacing for the treatment of textural skin changes resulting f...

Surgical options for Parkinson's disease (PD) are rapidly expanding and include ablative procedures, deep brain stimulation, and cell transplantation. The target nuclei for ablative surgery and deep brain stimulation are the motor thalamus, the globus pallidus, and the subthalamic nucleus. Multiple factors have led to the resurgence of interest in the surgical treatment of PD: 1) recognition th...