Aesthetic Lasers

Laser Tattoo Removal Video

newsroom — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:47:21 +0000

This is a good video report, which covers most of the things a consumer should know about tattoo removal by a medical laser. Join Neil Sadick, MD, as he performs laser tattoo removal and provides tips for what to expect from the procedure. Laser Tattoo Removal (opens in new window) Related Posts:More About Laser Tattoo RemovalVideo of Laser [...]

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Laser Tattoo Removal Video

Laser Therapy for Toenail Fungus: New and Hard to Find

Cathy Valenti — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:11:39 +0000

Toenail fungus, aka onychomycosis, is a very common problem. The numbers vary depending on the source, but we are talking 20-30 million in the U.S. alone. Most are mild cases, which are not accounted for because people do not go to the doctor to diagnose their smelly feet with ugly deformed nails. Several laser companies are [...]

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Laser Therapy for Toenail Fungus: New and Hard to Find

Review of Fractional Photothermolysis: Treatment Indications and Efficacy

Bob Miles — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:58:49 +0000

As I continue to review the Medline English literature and recent international conferences regarding Fractional photothermolysis (FP) technology, applications, and indications, it becomes more obvious that this relatively new modality is one of the most significant milestones in laser technology and skin resurfacing. Successful conditions treated with non-ablative fractional lasers reported in the literature include [...]

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Review of Fractional Photothermolysis: Treatment Indications and Efficacy

Fractional Photothermolysis: Non-Ablative and Ablative

Bob Miles — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:14:27 +0000

The concept of non-ablative fractional photothermolysis was introduced to the market in 2003 as an answer to the need for effective, yet low risk, skin resurfacing techniques. Unlike conventional ablative (CO2 and Erbium) and non-ablative lasers, fractional ablative and non-ablative photothermolysis treats only a fraction of the skin, leaving up to a maximum of 95% [...]

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Fractional Photothermolysis: Non-Ablative and Ablative

Nd:YAG Laser Treatment of Warts

Richard Miller — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:13:46 +0000

Warts are ugly but they are common, and there are many ways and means to remove them. I prefer to use a YAG laser to remove warts. Surprisingly, this simple technique is not very common among dermatologists who typically freeze warts with nitrogen. That is painful and not very effective as in many cases more than [...]

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Nd:YAG Laser Treatment of Warts

Financing Aesthetic Services

Bob Miles — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:14:17 +0000

Patients can have bigger dreams when you break costs into smaller pieces. When the economy is down, people tend to cut cosmetic procedures from their budgets, as they see it as a “want” instead of a “need.” For doctors this can mean fewer procedures in their practices. There are many credit card based financial products that [...]

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Financing Aesthetic Services

OB/GYNs and Laser Hair Removal

Fiona May — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:33:59 +0000

Some people wonder why OB/GYN practices offer LHR. Isn’t it the realm of plastic surgeons and dermatologists? For gynecologists laser hair removal is a natural transition and a perfect fit as they can perform these procedures in discrete areas of the female body in a comfortable setting of a medical office. Permanent reduction of hair in [...]

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OB/GYNs and Laser Hair Removal

Choosing Laser Can Be Daunting

Richard Miller — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:18:54 +0000

Doctors Arielle N. B. Kauvar from New York Laser & Skin Care and E. Victor Ross, M.D., director of laser and cosmetic dermatology, Scripps Clinic, San Diego, provided a quick overview of different aesthetic lasers for medical practice in this article published by Modern Medicine yesterday. The overview is a good basic briefing on most of [...]

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Choosing Laser Can Be Daunting

Comparison of Nd:YAG Lasers to IPL Devices

Bob Miles — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:27:44 +0000

YAG 1064 nm Lasers Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Devices Applications Hair Removal, Photorejuvenation, Skin Tightening, Active Acne treatment, Telangiectasias (spider veins), Rosacea, Sun & Age Spots, Pseudofolliculitis Barbae. Hair Removal, Photorejuvenation, Sun & Age Spots, Rosacea. Efficacy High power to dermis: more energy to follicles, vessels, collagen, sebaceous glands. High power absorption in epidermis: less energy to deep dermal structures. Comfort Less painful due [...]

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Comparison of Nd:YAG Lasers to IPL Devices

Dangers of Spa Hopping

newsroom — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:02:11 +0000

We stumbled upon an old (March 7, 2007) article in ABC News – Spa Left Woman With Skin ‘Like Raw Meat’ – a story about a 52-year-old stay-at-home mom who saw the ugly side of medical spas. She went to one in Panama City, Fla., for what she thought was a routine procedure – laser [...]

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Dangers of Spa Hopping

The Basics of the Fractional Technology

Richard Miller — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:38:06 +0000

Why the newer fractional technologies are so popular? The latest fractional laser technologies offer a better balance of efficacy, patient tolerance and lack of side effects compared to older lasers. For better results the depth of the laser beam penetration and the depth of skin resurfacing are important. But even more important is an optimal combination of [...]

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The Basics of the Fractional Technology

Laser Skin Resurfacing and Chemical Peels

Bob Miles — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:15:45 +0000

CO2 and Erbium laser skin resurfacing is a very efficient procedure to remove wrinkles, acne scars, blemishes, growths, and sun-damaged skin blemishes. The laser allows the body to produce new collagen and generate new skin. The result is usually “years younger” skin. Improvement continues as the aged and sun-damaged deep collagen areas continue to regenerate [...]

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Laser Skin Resurfacing and Chemical Peels

Long-Term Hair Removal Results with a Novel Nd:YAG Laser

Bob Miles — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:39:25 +0000

A White Paper by David J. Friedman, MD I recently completed a clinical study of laser hair removal using the LightPod Neo, a 1064nm Nd:YAG laser from Aerolase. I was requested to conduct this study because I have a well established cosmetic dermatology practice in which I perform the laser treatments myself, and hair removal is [...]

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Long-Term Hair Removal Results with a Novel Nd:YAG Laser

What Lasers Offer for Pigmented and Spotted Skin

Bob Miles — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:41:24 +0000

Treatment of pigmentation is a complex subject. Determining the type of lesion will help to establish which laser or light device to use and what parameters to set. Hyperpigmentation is a broad descriptive term, offering us little information about etiology or pathophysiology of the lesion. Dividing this expansive category into primary versus secondary helps with treatment decision-making [...]

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What Lasers Offer for Pigmented and Spotted Skin

Noteworthy Facts About Your Skin

newsroom — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:30:17 +0000

1. It’s your body’s largest organ: an average adult’s skin spans 21 square feet, weighs 9 pounds and contains more than 11 miles of blood vessels. 2. The skin releases as much as 3 gallons of sweat a day in hot weather. The areas that don’t sweat are the nail bed, the margins of the lips, [...]

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Noteworthy Facts About Your Skin