Laser Therapy

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — From diagnosis to treatment, a speaker at the Masters of Pediatric Dermatology conference discussed updates for treating vascular birth marks in infants.

A small study found that the 589/1,319 nm dual wavelength laser improved facial hyperpigmentation, with patients reporting high levels of satisfaction.

ORLANDO — In this Healio video exclusive, Jeanine Downie, MD, FAAD, discussed the Unplugged session from the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting.

Nonablative laser therapy plus topical antioxidants significantly decreased post-inflammatory dyschromia associated with acne vulgaris, especially in patients with skin of color, according to a study.

CARLSBAD, Calif. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium, Sandy Zhang-Nunes, MD, of Keck Medicine of USC, discusses light laser therapy as a cosmetic therapy and treatment for inflammation.

For patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome, high-intensity laser therapy was associated with reduced pain and improved lower extremity function compared with ultrasound and nerve stimulation, according to published results.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Speakers at South Beach Symposium walked practitioners through the hair loss treatment journey from start to finish.

SAN FRANCISCO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Mitchell A. Jackson, MD, discusses the laser scleral microporation device with real-time OCT imaging.

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective, AnnMarie Hipsley, DPT, PhD, discusses data that compared the patient-reported satisfaction levels of women and men with presbyopia after laser scleral microporation therapy.

Dr. Noemi Lois is a clinical professor at Queen’s University Belfast and a consultant ophthalmologist and vitreoretinal surgeon at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland.