Multi-center clinical study and review of fractional ablative CO 2 laser resurfacing for the treatment of rhytides, photoaging, scars and striae

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 352-362

  Alexiades Armenakas, Macrene ^a   Sarnoff, Deborah ^b   Gotkin, Robert ^b   Sadick, Neil ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Dermatology and Laser Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELASTOSIS; ERBIUM YAG LASER; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ABLATIVE LASER SKIN RESURFACING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOSIS; LASER; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHOTOAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN INJURY; SKIN LAXITY; SKIN SCAR; SKIN TEXTURE; STRIA; TELANGIECTASIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRINKLE; YTTRIUM SAPPHIRE GARNET LASER; CLINICAL TRIAL; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SCAR;

ADULT; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SKIN AGING; STRIAE DISTENSAE;

EID: 80052897959     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. Scheinfeld N. A brief primer on treatments of cutaneous T cell lymphoma, newly approved or late in development. J Drugs Dermatol. 2007;6:757-760.
2. Manuskiatti W, Fitzpatrick RE, Goldman MP. Long-term effectiveness and side effects of carbon dioxide laser resurfacing for resurfacing of photoaged facial skin. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1999;40:401-411. (Pubitemid 29115300)
3. Manstein D, Herron GS, Sink RK, Tanner H, Anderson RR. Fractional photothermolysis: A new concept for cutaneous remodeling using microscopic patterns of thermal injury. Lasers Surg Med. 2004;34(5):426-438. (Pubitemid 38890753)
4. Adrian MA. Pulsed carbon dioxide and long pulse 10-ms erbium-YAG laser resurfacing. A comparative clinical and histological study. J Cutan Laser Ther. 1999;1:197-202.
5. Newman JB, Lord JL, Ash K, et al. Variable pulse erbium:YAG laser skin resurfacing of perioral rhytides and side-by-side comparison with carbon dioxide laser. Lasers Surg Med. 2000;26:208-214. (Pubitemid 30118381)
6. Rostan EF, Fitzpatrick RE, Goldman MP. Laser resurfacing with a long pulse erbium:YAG laser compared to the 950 ms CO2 laser. Lasers Surg Med. 2001;29:136-141. (Pubitemid 32808301)
7. 2 laser. J Drugs Dermatol. 2009;8(2):138-143.
8. Fraxel. 3 Versatile Fraxel Laser Treatments With Remarkable Results and Minimal Downtime. Available at: http://www.fraxel.com/Fraxel-Lasers-Compare- Technology. Accessed January 15, 2011.
9. Reilly MJ, Cohen M, Hokugo A, Keller G. Molecular effects of fractional carbon dioxide laser resurfacing on photodamaged human skin. Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2010;12(5):321-325.
10. Alexiades-Armenakas MR. Rhytides, laxity and photoaging treated with a combination of radiofrequency, diode laser, and pulsed light and assessed with a comprehensive grading scale. J Drugs Dermatol. 2006;5(8):609-616.
11. Alexiades-Armenakas M. A quantitative and comprehensive grading scale for rhytides, laxity, and photoaging. J Drugs Dermatol. 2006;5(8):808-809.