Lasers News

PhotoMedex has agreed to acquire LCA-Vision for approximately $106.4 million, the companies have announced.

DEKA Medical announced it has received FDA clearance for its combined laser- and light-based hair reduction and skin treatment for benign pigmented lesions, wrinkles and photocoagulation of vascular lesions.

Fifty-three PDs (46%) responded to the survey. Hands-on dermatology training using botulinum toxin was provided by 94% of residency programs, while 89% covered training with hyaluronic acid fillers.

Laser treatment, particularly ablative fractional laser resurfacing, is safe and effective for burn and traumatic scars and should be utilized in combination therapies, according to a consensus of laser therapy physicians.

Endovenous laser ablation of great and short saphenous veins using a 1320-nm neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser was safe with a high closure success rate up to 2 years, according to study results.

CHICAGO — Naomi Lawrence, MD, was elected vice president of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery at its annual meeting.

Lawsuits related to cutaneous laser surgery performed by nonphysician operators have increased during recent years, with many of the cases involving procedures outside of the traditional medical setting, according to recent study results.

CHICAGO -- Elizabeth Tanzi, MD, a dermatologist at the Washington Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery, Washington, DC, reported on laser skin resurfacing at the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery annual meeting.

CHICAGO − The 1064 nm pulsed Nd:YAG laser was an effective treatment for basal cell carcinomas on patients who did not meet criteria for Mohs micrographic surgery, according to research presented at the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery annual meeting.

Laser therapy did not effectively treat patients with onychomycosis either through in vitro or in vivo use, according to study results.