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Laser for Skin of Color

newsroom — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:48:30 +0000

Dark skin is always a challenge for skin practitioners, and yet a wide variety of complicated skin conditions such as pigmentation disorders including post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation and melasma, keloid and hypertrophic scars, as well as pseudo folliculitis barbae (PFB), occur more frequently in people-of-color than Caucasian skin types. Maritza Perez, MD in New York is among [...]

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Laser for Skin of Color

Nd:YAG Laser Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa

admin — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:15:01 +0000

By George J. Hruza, MD Xu LY et al. Histopathologic study of hidradenitis suppurativa following long-pulsed 1064-nmNd:YAG laser treatment. Arch Dermatol 2010Sep 20; [e-pub ahead of print]. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archdermatol.2010.245) Aggressive treatment with hair removal laser such as Nd:YAG 1064 nm may have a positive effect on lesions of HS. Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is very resistant to [...]

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Nd:YAG Laser Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Lasers to Ask Your Doctor About for Younger Looking Skin

admin — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:53:45 +0000

Diet, exercise and healthier living may make us feel younger but too often our skin tells the true tale of our age, despite our best efforts to mitigate the damage to our skin that can make us look much older over time. Aging skin, with its “loose” feel, sagging, fine lines, enlarged pores, sallow complexion, [...]

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Lasers to Ask Your Doctor About for Younger Looking Skin

Benefits to Combining Laser Modalities

Bob Miles — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 05:15:37 +0000

Effectively treating vascular and pigmented lesions — from common facial telangiectasias to more challenging hemangiomas — relies on identifying the appropriate tools and then honing one’s technique to achieve the best results. However, more often than not, patients want to make the most of their sessions by undergoing concomitant facial resurfacing to improve wrinkles and [...]

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Benefits to Combining Laser Modalities

Skin Conditions Facing People of Color

admin — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:53:40 +0000

People of African, Asian, Latin and Native American backgrounds know that their skin, hair and nails are subject to conditions that do not affect lighter skinned people. “While most of these are not serious, they may be disturbing, troubling or unsightly,” says Joshua Fox, MD, a leading dermatologist, founder of Advanced Dermatology and an official [...]

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Skin Conditions Facing People of Color

Cosmetic and Surgical Laser Sales & Service

admin — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:33:30 +0000

Imagine the astonishment as Ponce de Leon, the Spanish explorer credited with discovering the legendary Fountain of Youth in 1513, teleports to present time. He would the manifestation of disappearing wrinkles, shaving bumps, spider veins, tattoos, scars, acne, hair removal and the effects of similar aesthetic rejuvenations, not with an elixir but with light. Nearly [...]

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Cosmetic and Surgical Laser Sales & Service

Medical Tourism for Cosmetic Surgery – Pros and Cons

admin — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:29:18 +0000

Medical tourism is a growing trend when it comes to plastic and cosmetic surgery. Some Americans believe that they can get the same cosmetic procedures for a lower cost outside the U.S. Brazil, Chile, Venezuela and Colombia are the most popular destinations among American medical tourists. An interesting fact: some of the better surgeons were [...]

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Medical Tourism for Cosmetic Surgery – Pros and Cons

Laser for Cystic Acne

Fiona May — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 04:46:12 +0000

Acne vulgaris (or acne) is a common term for comedones (blackheads and whiteheads), papules (pinheads), pustules (pimples) and nodules. Large nodules are sometimes called “cysts” or “boils”, and the term nodulocystic is used to describe severe cases of inflammatory acne. Cystic acne affects deeper skin tissue than does common acne and typically appears on the [...]

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Laser for Cystic Acne

Laser Technology and Liposuction

Bob Miles — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:30:00 +0000

Believe it or not, lasers are the “new” technology and future of many cosmetic procedures. It began with laser hair removal and laser resurfacing but is now moving toward laser lipolysis. Unlike traditional liposuction, laser lipolysis is not pri...

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Laser Technology and Liposuction

Fractional Laser for Hair Loss

admin — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:28:01 +0000

A promising study was published in Dermatologic Surgery this month and previously reported at the 6th World Congress for Hair Research in Australia. Many trials have been conducted on the management of male pattern hair loss (MPHL). A variety of laser and light sources have been used for the treatment of Alopecia and MPHL. The [...]

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Fractional Laser for Hair Loss

YAG for Face Cancer

admin — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:51:22 +0000

A very important study was recently published in European Journal of Dermatology. A group of Russian researchers reported the results of the use of Neodymium laser radiation (Nd:YAG 1064 nm) for the treatment of facial carcinoma. They followed the treatment of 2,837 patients with 3,001 histologically confirmed facial skin carcinoma lesions of stages T1-2N0M0: 2,743 [...]

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YAG for Face Cancer

Changes in the Genital Grooming Department

Fiona May — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 03:25:55 +0000

Do you think a Brazilian can be a deal-breaker in a sexual relationship? Things have changed in the genital grooming department, and some people feel that we have porn to thank for it. Sheila Jeffreys, the author of Beauty and Misogyny: Harmful Cultural Practices in the West, puts it bluntly when she says “the main [...]

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Changes in the Genital Grooming Department

Integrating Aesthetic Medicine into Primary Care

Richard Miller — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:10:28 +0000

Primary care providers chose their profession out of a desire to help patients live better and longer lives according to the Hippocratic Oath. But the winds of change are blowing stronger across the landscape of medical practices throughout America. Now, more than ever, practitioners wishing to fulfill their calling are increasingly challenged on all sides [...]

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Integrating Aesthetic Medicine into Primary Care

Is There Room in the Medical Spa Industry?

Cathy Valenti — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:03:43 +0000

Plastic and cosmetic surgeons, dermatologists, OB/GYNs and even family doctors are expanding into the med spa market. Lured by the business buzz medical professionals view cash paid aesthetic medicine as a way to boost their profit, reduce the daily grind and countless complications of their practice. Many find out about growth reports, discover bright cutting [...]

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Is There Room in the Medical Spa Industry?

Wavelengths for Laser Lipolysis

Richard Miller — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:40:31 +0000

Several lasers are used for lipolysis – a recognized technique for fat reduction. It has been demonstrated that (i) fat liquefaction is induced through a temperature elevation of the adipocyte cells, and (ii) fat volume reduction depends on total cumulative energy delivered at the treatment site. Which wavelength (920nm, 980nm, 1064nm, 1320nm, and 1440nm) is [...]

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Wavelengths for Laser Lipolysis