Lasers and laser-like devices: Part one

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 173-183

  Stewart, Nicholas ^a   Lim, Adrian C ^b   Lowe, Patricia M ^c   Goodman, Greg ^d  

^a Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Dermatology Institute of Victoria   (Australia)

Author keywords

cryolipolysis; energy devices; history; intense pulsed light; laser; plasma; radiofrequency; regulation; tissue optics; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COSMETIC; ERBIUM; HEMOGLOBIN; MELANIN;

ACNE; ARGON LASER; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD VESSEL; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CHROMATOPHORE; COLLIMATOR; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASER; COSMIC RADIATION; DERMATOLOGIST; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EPIDERMIS; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FIBER OPTICS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; INTENSE PULSED LIGHT THERAPY; KERATINOCYTE; KRYPTON LASER; LASER; LASER COAGULATION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; MELANOSOME; NEODYMIUM YAG LASER; NEVUS; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PHOTON; POIKILODERMA; PULSED DYE LASER; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIOFREQUENCY; RELAXATION TIME; REVIEW; SCAR; SKIN; SKIN STRUCTURE; TATTOO; THERMAL INJURY; TISSUE REGENERATION;

CRYOLIPOLYSIS; ENERGY DEVICES; HISTORY; INTENSE PULSED LIGHT; LASER; PLASMA; RADIOFREQUENCY; REGULATION; TISSUE OPTICS; ULTRASOUND;

AUSTRALIA; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; CRYOTHERAPY; DERMATOLOGY; HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ABLATION; HUMANS; INTENSE PULSED LIGHT THERAPY; LASER THERAPY; LASERS; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; PLASMA SKIN REGENERATION;

EID: 84881316492     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajd.12034     Document Type: Review

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