History of Lasers in Dermatology

Geiges, Michael L.

doi:10.1159/000328225

Cited by 23 publications

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“…Later, in the book Biomedical Aspects of the Laser (1967), Goldman presents several possibilities and applications of lasers in medicine; in the following years, he reinforced these applications through the use of continuous-wave neodymium laser (Nd-YAG) in vascular malformations (1973) and in mixed cavernous hemangiomas (1976–1977). 16 , 62 …”

Section: Scientific Dermatology: Skin Science and Its Discoveriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

History of dermatology: the study of skin diseases over the centuries

Ferreira

Weber

Bonamigo

2021

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

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The study of skin, the science of dermatology, has undergone significant transformations throughout the centuries. From the first descriptions of skin diseases in Egyptian papyri and in Hippocratic writings to the first treatises on dermatology, important individuals and discoveries have marked the specialty. In the 18 th and 19 th centuries, the specialty consolidated itself as a field of medical study based on the first classifications of dermatoses, diagnostic methods, and drug treatments. In the 20 th century, the scientific and technological revolution transformed dermatological practice, incorporating new therapeutic resources, as well as surgical and aesthetic procedures. In the face of such a vigorous process, it is important to provide a historical synthesis for the medical community to recognize and understand the origins that supported one of the most relevant specialties in the current medical scenario.

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Section: Scientific Dermatology: Skin Science and Its Discoveriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

History of dermatology: the study of skin diseases over the centuries

Ferreira

Weber

Bonamigo

2021

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

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“…Similar to fully ablative CO 2 laser skin resurfacing, fractional ablative CO 2 lasers also target the chromophore water, allowing selective thermal damage to various water-rich targets such as epidermal keratinocytes, collagen, and blood vessels throughout the skin (Geiges 2011 ). The fi rst fractional CO 2 laser entered the market in 2007, promising a more rapid repair of the affected skin resulting in an optimized ratio of effi cacy, downtime, and side effects.…”

Section: Fractional Photothermolysis Using Co 2 Lasersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Skin Resurfacing with Carbon Dioxide Laser

Luebberding

Alexiades-Armenakas

2015

European Handbook of Dermatological Treatments

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A beautiful face is considered to possess smooth and fl awless skin, an even complexion, and fi rm facial features. Beauty is strongly associated with healthy and youthful skin. Nevertheless, over the course of a lifetime, the body's outer shell changes signifi cantly; genetics, aging, sun exposure, and lifestyle factors including nutrition, alcohol consumption, and smoking habits, as well as skin diseases and lesions, may contribute to visible skin changes. Consequently, wrinkles, brown spots, blotchy skin coloring, skin laxity, and scars become visible. However, since the desire for eternal youth and beauty is high and still increasing worldwide, the market for cosmetic and aesthetic treatment modalities is booming also.In the past three decades, numerous techniques have been developed including chemodenervation with botulinum toxins or skin augmentation using injectable soft tissue fi llers. Whereas these methods treat certain areas of the skin specifi cally, including wrinkles or volume • Skin aging manifested by rhytides, laxity, and photoaging has been treated by laser skin resurfacing using a large variety of modalities, with carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) laser proving to be the gold standard for the past few decades.• Standard ablative CO 2 laser resurfacing, while still the most highly effective, is associated with a greater side effect profi le and risk of complications. For these reasons, fractional ablative CO 2 laser resurfacing has emerged as a highly effective, yet far safer, top tier treatment for rhytides and photoaging of the aging skin.• In this chapter, we will address background information on standard and fractional CO 2 laser resurfacing; proper patient selection; pre-, peri-, and postoperative instructions; treatment, prevention, and management of complications; and clinical effi cacy.

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“…Photo-thermal effect in tissues is achievable by using laser infrared radiation that case effect on tumors, which occur photochemical sensitizers adept of cure tumor destruction. 6 Low level laser therapy used has emerged to be highly promising for skin ulcer treatment, which employs infrared radiation and light absorbing by tissues for achieving the photo-thermal effect on tumors.…”

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Effects of laser therapy on chronic skin ulcers healing interventions for Sudanese patients

Abdelbagi

Yousif

Yousif³

et al. 2015

Int J Res Med Sci

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Background:The purpose of this study is attempting to the assessment of the effectiveness of low level laser therapy (LLLT) with specific parameters in the treatment of selected Sudanese patients based on clinical records of different skin ulcers and diabetic's wounds in Khartoum state hospitals. Thus, the effect of the laser treatment using biostimulation effects on tissues in infrared laser and in the visible region depends on frequencies, power density and time of exposure rate on skin diseases. Methods: It is prospective clinical descriptive, interventional study on seven selected males and females of different ages depend on clinical and positive smear LD bodied, which was confirmed at Omdurman tropical disease hospital. Low power laser Omega-XP with tunable wavelengths 820 nm, 780 nm, 675 nm and constant parameters were applied for medical treatment. Results: Utilization of laser dosage (energy density) of 40 J/cm 2 and 1.6 w/cm 2 power density of the wavelength 820 nm and 30 J/cm 2 energy density and power density of 0.24 w/cm 2 of 780 nm wavelength, in addition to energy density of 8 J/cm 2 and power density of 0.24 w/cm 2 and 0.40 w/cm 2 and energy density of 1.6 J/cm 2 for the 675 wavelength was applied. In this study, we used the bio-stimulation effect of LLLT to enhance healing through immune modulation. However, the application of low level diode laser in the treatment of diabetic wounds can be accompanied by low energy density and short wavelength to give better results in a short time and a good diagnostic accuracy for its potentiality in the field. Conclusions: Consequently, the brown skins in Sub-Saharan region for different tissues of Sudanese diabetic patients of chronic skin ulcer can be treated with different wavelengths and energy relative to tissues softening and laser parameters of that optimum values were obtained. The assessment of skin regeneration using laser therapy expose that the quality of growth, the reasonable period of healing and decreases the risk skin infection were achieved. The process of diabetic wounds curing and de-pigmentation, potential resident of decreasing pain and an efficient adjunct to a standard wound management was obtained.

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History of Lasers in Dermatology

Cited by 23 publications

References 33 publications

History of dermatology: the study of skin diseases over the centuries

History of dermatology: the study of skin diseases over the centuries

Skin Resurfacing with Carbon Dioxide Laser

Effects of laser therapy on chronic skin ulcers healing interventions for Sudanese patients

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