ERBIUM: YAG LASER IN FACIAL RESURFACING
Doaa Samir Sayed Mohamed;
Abstract
Laser skin reswfacing has• gained a wide spread acceptance in the treatment of cutaneous photodamage, rhytides and atrophic scarring. It is now accepted as an important component of facial rejuvenation, with some debate whether the C02 or the Er:YAG is preferable. One of the limitations of C02 laser reswfacing is the incidence of adverse effects. So, the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Er:YAG laser in the treatment of various facial skin disorders.
In the present study, short-pulsed Er:YAG laser resurfacing with and without the scanning system ( MCL 29 Dermablate and Skinlight plus M272A), was carried out on 106 patients; 69 females and 37 males (2:1), with various facial skin lesions. The age of whom ranged from I 0-99 years with a mean age of 39.9 years. The study was conducted from the beginning of February 2000 till the end of july 2003.
Patients were classified according to the diagnosis into three groups;
25 with post acne scar (Group 1), 62 with pigmented epidermal lesions
(Group 2) and 19 with non-pigmented epidennallesions (Group 3).
Of the 106 patients, 59 patients (55.6%) were of skin phototype IV and V (darker skin types); 95% of them were Egyptians recruited from the outpatient clinic of Dermatology, venereology and Andrology department, Assiut University Hospitals, followed by skin type II (31/106, 29.2%) where 93% of them were Germans recruited from the outpatient clinic of Dermatology department, St. Joseph University Hospital, Bochum, Germany.
In the present study, short-pulsed Er:YAG laser resurfacing with and without the scanning system ( MCL 29 Dermablate and Skinlight plus M272A), was carried out on 106 patients; 69 females and 37 males (2:1), with various facial skin lesions. The age of whom ranged from I 0-99 years with a mean age of 39.9 years. The study was conducted from the beginning of February 2000 till the end of july 2003.
Patients were classified according to the diagnosis into three groups;
25 with post acne scar (Group 1), 62 with pigmented epidermal lesions
(Group 2) and 19 with non-pigmented epidennallesions (Group 3).
Of the 106 patients, 59 patients (55.6%) were of skin phototype IV and V (darker skin types); 95% of them were Egyptians recruited from the outpatient clinic of Dermatology, venereology and Andrology department, Assiut University Hospitals, followed by skin type II (31/106, 29.2%) where 93% of them were Germans recruited from the outpatient clinic of Dermatology department, St. Joseph University Hospital, Bochum, Germany.
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| Title | ERBIUM: YAG LASER IN FACIAL RESURFACING | Other Titles | تسوية جلد الوجه باستخدام جهاز الايربيام ياج ليزر | Authors | Doaa Samir Sayed Mohamed | Issue Date | 2004 |
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