OBJECTIVE. To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a nonablative 1,450-nm midinfrared diode laser in the treatment of facial rhytides. METHODS. Twenty-five patients (skin phototypes I–III) with mild-to-moderate perioral…
Backgrounds/aims: The aim of the study was to compare the changes of the biophysical properties and to objectify the effects of 595 nm pulsed dye, 1064 nm Q-switched Nd:YAG and…
Currently, various nonablative skin resurfacing techniques are being used to rejuvenate facial skin, including lasers and intense pulsed light (IPL). There are few direct comparison studies between IPLs and lasers.…
Background: The authors investigated postprocedure patient satisfaction after fractional photothermolysis with the Fraxel SR laser. Methods: All patients were surveyed with respect to their satisfaction with the results using…