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General Information:

• The ABC´s Of Lasers - DermaDoctor.com

News & Research:

• New and improved laser and light treatments take aim at cellulite, fat, tattoos, wrinkles and sagging skin - Science Daily, 3/21/14 - "Overall, the fractionated CO2 laser is safer, has fewer side effects, and is better tolerated than the original CO2 laser while still producing gold-standard results ... Fractionated CO2 laser is now the preferred treatment for wrinkles and acne scars"
• Under Laser Procedure, Face Renews Itself With Younger-Looking Skin  - CBS Chicago, 12/24/12 - "A newer Erbium laser helps patients heal more quickly, with less down time — about three to four weeks instead of three months ... The procedure costs anywhere from $1,200 to $4,000. The Erbium laser can also be used for burns and severe acne, laser hair removal and for full-face laser re-surfacing"
• Laser therapy can aggravate skin cancer, study finds - Science Daily, 11/20/09
• Microdermabrasion May Rejuvenate Aging Skin - WebMD, 10/20/09
• Better Laser For Treating Facial Spider Veins Found - Science Daily, 10/6/09
• Zap! Wrinkles And Sun Spots Be Gone - Science Daily, 6/1/09 - “Patients are generally treated in two passes. The first pass acts very deeply on the skin, working on deeper lines, atrophic scars and the like,” Orringer says. “The second, more superficial pass, typically focuses more on blending skin tones and getting rid of sun spots and uneven pigmentation.”
• A Kinder, Gentler Laser Skin Treatment - ABC News, 1/9/06
• Most Happy With Laser Skin Resurfacing - WebMD, 10/20/03
• CO2, Er:YAG Lasers Produce Comparable Healing Times, Complication Profiles In Skin Resurfacing - Doctor's Guide, 2/10/03
• Antiwrinkle Treatment Requires Patience - NBC San Diego, 1/30/03
• CO2 Laser Surgery Effective for Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia - Doctor's Guide, 1/2/03
• Scanner-Assisted Carbon Dioxide Laser Surgery Effective For Hidradenitis Suppurativa - Doctor's Guide, 8/26/02
• Topical Vitamin K Effectively Treats Bruising Following Laser Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 8/26/02
• Patients: Know your laser surgeon - CNN, 3/12/01
• Doctors Unveil a Quick, Easy Solution to Aging Skin, Procedure Allows Patients to Get Right Back to Work and Life - WebMD, 3/5/01 - "photo rejuvenation treatments are superior to these procedures in reducing redness, flushing, and dilated capillaries, as well as diminishing brown 'age spots"
• Erasing the Lines of Time, What Works Best for Wrinkles Around the Mouth? - WebMD, 12/20/00
• Beyond Lasers: Pulse-Light Therapy for That Fantasy Face - WebMD, 8/8/00
• The (Costly) Magic of Cosmetic Laser Surgery - WebMD, 7/17/00
• Beauty doesn't come cheap - CNN, 4/19/00
• Thinking about cosmetic resurfacing? Think herpes prevention - CNN, 11/4/99
• A blast of sand may soften the signs of aging - CNN, 3/19/99
• Famvir Prevents Herpes Outbreaks During Laser Skin Resurfacing - Doctor's Guide, 5/4/98
• Erbium-YAG Laser -- The New Wunderkind In Skin Rejuvenation - Doctor's Guide, 11/3/97
• A new type of CO 2 laser avoids power density loss due to absorption and the blooming effect by the CO 2 gas environment - Human Reproduction, Volume 11, Issue 3: March 1996