Controversies & Conversations in Cutaneous Laser Surgery

by Arndt, Kenneth A.; Dover, Jeffrey S.

• ISBN13: 9781579472610
• ISBN10: 1579472613
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Summary

Yale Univ., New Haven, CT. Presents information reflecting material presented at the annual advanced seminar Controversies and Conversations in 'Cutaneous Laser Surgery.' Conference was held in 2001. Location is not cited. High-quality color photographs are included. Softcover.

Author Biography

Kenneth A. Arndt, MD, is a Director of SkinCare Physicians of Chestnut Hill, Mass. He is also Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, Adjunct Professor of Medicine (Dermatology), Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, and Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass Jeffrey S. Dover, MD, FRCPC, is a Director of SkinCare Physicians of Chestnut Hill, Mass. He is also Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, and Adjunct Professor of Medicine (Dermatology), Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH

Table of Contents

PART ONE Will Laser Skin Resurfacing Ever Return to Its Glory Days?	1	(27)
Carbon Dioxide vs Erbium: YAG Laser in Laser Skin Resurfacing	3	(4)
Christopher B. Zachary
The Quest for Reliable Results After Laser Resurfacing	7	(2)
Javier Ruiz-Esparza
Ideal Tissue Effects of Laser Resurfacing	9	(4)
Richard E. Fitzpatrick
Efficacy of Laser Skin Resurfacing	13	(14)
Suzanne L. Kilmer
Discussion Part One	20	(7)
Jeffrey S. Dover
PART TWO Postoperative Care After Laser Resurfacing: What is the Optimal Approach?	27	(28)
Wound Care and Prophylaxis After Laser Resurfacing	29	(8)
George J. Hruza
Nonocclusive Wound Care After Laser Resurfacing	37	(2)
Christian Raulin
Improved Reepithelialization After Laser Resurfacing	39	(4)
Mitchel P. Goldman
Postoperative Care After Laser Resurfacing: Review of the Literature	43	(12)
A. Jay Burns
Discussion Part Two	49	(6)
Kenneth A. Arndt
PART THREE Photorejuvenation and Subsurface Resurfacing: Do They Really Work?	55	(36)
Quantitative Evidence of Benefits of Subsurface Resurfacing	57	(4)
Roy Geronemus
Photorejuvenation With the Pulsed Dye Laser: Biochemical and Clinical Findings	61	(4)
Peter Bjerring
Nonablative Dermal Remodeling and Photorejuvenation: Clinical and Histologic Findings	65	(8)
Brian D. Zelickson
Nonablative Laser Resurfacing	73	(4)
David J. Goldberg
Photorejuvenation and Subsurface Resurfacing	77	(14)
Robert A. Weiss
Discussion Part Three	82	(9)
Jeffrey S. Dover
PART FOUR Novel Approaches to Skin Rejuvenation (Excluding Photorejuvenation)	91	(26)
A Novel Radiofrequency Technology	93	(2)
Michael S. Kaminer
A New Nonablative Radiofrequency Device: Preliminary Results	95	(6)
Suzanne L. Kilmer
Volumetric Heating of Skin Using Radiofrequency: Preliminary Findings	101	(10)
Javier Ruiz-Esparza
Nonlaser Methods for Dermal Therapy	111	(6)
Jerome M. Garden
Discussion Part Four	113	(4)
Kenneth A. Arndt
PART FIVE How Have Millisecond-Domain Lasers Changed the Approach to Treatment of Vascular Anomalies and Ectasias?	117	(46)
Improved Results in the Treatment of Facial Vascular Lesions Using Millisecond-Duration Lasers	119	(6)
Arielle N. B. Kauvar
Treatment With Millisecond-Domain Lasers of Portwine Stains and Facial Telangiectasia	125	(20)
Pablo Boixeda
Influence of Varying Pulse Durations, Different Types of Lasers, and Intense Pulsed Light on Vascular Anomalies and Ectasias	145	(4)
Christian Raulin
Role of Millisecond-Domain Lasers and Intense Pulsed Light in the Treatment of Vascular Anomalies and Ectasias	149	(4)
Mark S. Nestor
Effect of Pulse Duration on Laser Therapy for Cutaneous Vascular Lesions	153	(10)
Jerome M. Garden
Discussion Part Five	157	(6)
Kenneth A. Arndt
PART SIX Advances in the Use of Lasers and Light Sources in the Treatment of Leg Veins	163	(32)
Role of Lasers in the Treatment of Leg Veins	165	(6)
Arielle N. B. Kauvar
Photothermal Treatment of Leg Telangiectasia	171	(4)
Mitchel P. Goldman
Treatment of Leg Veins With Lasers and Intense Pulsed Light	175	(6)
Robert A. Weiss
Clinical and Histologic Findings of Leg Veins Treated With Laser	181	(14)
Robert M. Adrian
Discussion Part Six	191	(4)
Jeffrey S. Dover
PART SEVEN Laser, Scalpel, Diamond Knife, Shaw Scalpel-And the Winner Is...?	195	(16)
Incisional Laser Surgery	197	(4)
Brian S. Biesman
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Laser, Scalpel, and Diamond Knife in Cutaneous Surgery	201	(4)
Roland Kaufmann
Thermal Scalpel in Incisional Surgery	205	(6)
Milton Waner
Discussion Part Seven	207	(4)
R. Rox Anderson
PART EIGHT Is Skin Cooling a Bunch of Hot Air?	211	(24)
Thermal Imaging and Theoretical Modeling in Skin Cooling	213	(6)
Peter Bjerring
Practical Implementation of Skin Cooling	219	(4)
J. Stuart Nelson
Is Skin Cooling a Bunch of Hot Air?	223	(4)
R. Rox Anderson
Efficacy and Safety of Skin-Cooling Devices	227	(8)
Brian S. Biesman
Discussion Part Eight	231	(4)
Kenneth A. Arndt
PART NINE Lasers and Lights as Diagnostic Tools: Where Are We Now?	235	(20)
Confocal Scanning Laser Microscopy and Optical Coherence Tomography	237	(10)
Thomas E. Rohrer
Noninvasive Diagnostic Tools for Characterization of Port-wine Stains	247	(2)
J. Stuart Nelson
New Electro-optic Imaging Tools	249	(6)
R. Rox Anderson
Discussion Part Nine	253	(2)
Kenneth A. Arndt
PART TEN Lasers and Psoriasis: An Illuminating Combination	255	(18)
Rationale for Vascular-Specific Laser Treatment of Psoriasis	257	(6)
Brian D. Zelickson
Treatment of Psoriasis With the 308-nm Excimer Laser	263	(2)
Roy Geronemus
Comparison of Lasers Used in Treatment of Psoriasis	265	(8)
Richard E. Fitzpatrick
Discussion Part Ten	269	(4)
Jeffrey S. Dover
PART ELEVEN The Role of Lasers in the Treatment of Scars, Hypopigmentation, and Depigmentation	273	(28)
Acne Scars: Classification and Treatment	279	(2)
Michael S. Kaminer
Laser Treatment of Hypertrophic Scars	281	(4)
Whitney D. Tope
Laser Treatment of Scars	285	(6)
George J. Hruza
Excimer Laser for Repigmentation of Laser-Induced and Surgically Induced Depigmentation	291	(10)
Roy Geronemus
Discussion Part Eleven	295	(6)
Jeffrey S. Dover
PART TWELVE Lasers in the Treatment of Tattoos and Dermal Pigment: What's New and What's Next?	301	(26)
Resistance of Tattoos to the Q-switched Laser	303	(6)
Whitney D. Tope
Removal of Dermal Pigment and Tattoos: Can't We Do Better?	309	(8)
E. Victor Ross, Jr.
Tattoos	317	(10)
R. Rox Anderson
Discussion Part Twelve	319	(8)
Kenneth A. Arndt
PART THIRTEEN Lasers and Light Sources for Hair Removal	327	(20)
Hair Removal by Light: Accomplishments and Challenges	329	(4)
Christine C. Dierickx
Laser Hair Removal: Optimal Parameters	333	(4)
Eliot F. Battle
Current Practice and Experience in Laser Hair Removal	337	(10)
Melanie C. Grossman
Discussion Part Thirteen	341	(6)
Jeffrey S. Dover
Index	347