Lasers News

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Patients treated with a radiofrequency scanner experienced a visible improvement in skin texture irregularities, acne scars or rhytides with an 80% success rate, according to research presented at the 23rd Annual World Congress of Dermatology.

Many of our biggest stories of the week came from our ongoing live coverage from the 23rd World Congress of Dermatology in Vancouver, British Columbia.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Shehnaz Arsiwala, MD, of Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Mumbai, India, discussed the use of skin peels prior to laser treatment in darker skin types to lighten the pigment in scars and prepare the skin for laser treatment during a presentation at the World Congress of Dermatology.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The International League of Dermatological Societies’ 23rd World Congress of Dermatology is underway here, and Healio.com/Dermatology will provide coverage of the meeting starting today.

Use of a fractional radiofrequency microneedle system on Korean patients improved periorbital wrinkles according to two independent experts and patient satisfaction ratings

Top plastic surgery professionals convened in Montreal from May 14 to 19 for The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery’s annual meeting. The intense schedule encompassed CME courses, presentations, panels, video demonstrations, hot topic sessions and much more. The 2016 meeting will take place in Las Vegas in April.

Laser lipolysis using a dual-wavelength diode laser with a cumulative energy of 5 kJ/100 cm2 skin area resulted in progressive skin tightening over time in the facial, submental, breast, arm and waist regions without general anesthesia or hospitalization.

Combination therapy including a 308-nm excimer laser, topical tacrolimus and short-term systemic corticosteroids was effective for treating patients with segmental vitiligo, according to recently published study results.

Noninvasive in vivo multiphoton microscopy revealed several characteristic features of basal cell carcinoma lesions in a recently published study of a limited patient population.

Healing of chronic posttraumatic wounds in elderly patients appeared to accelerate following treatment with fractional carbon dioxide laser, according to recently published study results.