Lasers News

In addition to cutting edge content, the 22nd annual South Beach Symposium has added a “unique session” that focuses on how the medical and cosmetic dermatologist can work together to holistically treat patients.

A potassium titanyl-phosphate laser has shown to have similar efficacy and less pain when compared with pulsed dye lasers in treating port wine birthmarks, according to a study.

NEW YORK — Dermatologists must treat post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation simultaneously with acne in patients with skin of color, which can be done using lasers, according to a study presented here.

Fractional lasers may be a promising new treatment option for the prevention of nonmelanoma skin cancer by promoting skin regeneration and stopping photocarcinogenesis, according to a study.

Dermatologists are needed to remedy the increasing incidence of laser complications and educate patients on the risks involved with laser treatment, according to a speaker at the Pigmentary Disorders Exchange Symposium.

NEW ORLEANS — The 650 second pulsed 1,064 nm Nd:YAG laser showed no signs of complications, including pigmentary issues, in individuals with skin of color, according to a poster presented at the Skin of Color Society Scientific Symposium.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Although they should never be injected, exosomes could change the way dermatologists heal the skin, according to a speaker at South Beach Symposium.

Ice and topical anesthetics demonstrated a similar capacity for pain reduction after laser hair removal, according to a study.

MILAN — Long-pulsed alexandrite laser yielded comparable results to pulsed-dye laser in the treatment of rosacea in a 7-month study.

Scars — whether from burns, injuries or other causes — can impact an individual’s life in many ways, and oftentimes these physical marks first appear in childhood.