Lasers for the dermatologist

✍ Scribed by K.M. Acland; R.J. Barlow

• Book ID: 104459525
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 715 KB
• Volume: 143
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0007-0963
• DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03648.x

✦ Synopsis

This article reviews the current uses of lasers in dermatological practice. It outlines safety issues and legislation and attempts to summarize the relevant physics and light interactions. The article is divided into sections pertaining to selective photothermolysis of structures containing the major skin chromophores: haemoglobin, melanin and water. The lasers used and conditions treated are discussed with reference to a literature review.