Lasers News

Recent developments in dermatological lasers reported on Healio.com/Dermatology included findings that nonablative fractionated lasers showed efficacy in treating stretch marks, and that patients with psoriasis treated by lasers show no indication of koebnerization.

Patients with plaque psoriasis who underwent laser treatment did not show evidence of subsequent koebnerization, according to recent research.

WASHINGTON – In a video perspective, Amy J. McMichael, MD, discusses research presented at the Skin of Color Society meeting.

Presentations on laser scar revision and genomic expression in aging skin of women were among the aesthetic highlights at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

A majority of surveyed plastic surgeons reported previously using online streaming media, such as YouTube, to learn a new technique, according to research results recently published in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery.

WASHINGTON — In a video perspective from the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, Tina Alster, MD, discusses her presentation on laser scar revision.

A pulsed Q-switched alexandrite laser was effective in treating Chinese patients with bilateral nevus of Ota, according to recently published study results.

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery has reported preliminary survey findings that finding combined surgical and nonsurgical aesthetic procedures increased by 20% in 2015 compared to the previous year’s data.

Pulse-in-pulse mode intense pulsed light was effective and safe in treating dark-skinned patients with facial postinflammatory pigmentation, according to study results.

Both a 1,340-nm nonablative fractional erbium laser and microneedling were  comparable and effective in treating atrophic acne scars, with the microneedling treatment producing fewer adverse effects, according to recently published study results.