Lasers and Optical Technologies in Facial Plastic Surgery
| Autor: | Brian J. F. Wong, Edward C. Wu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Noninvasive imaging Sensitivity and Specificity Skin Diseases law.invention Laser therapy law medicine Hair removal Humans Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures Aesthetic medicine Low-Level Light Therapy Surgery Plastic business.industry Spectrum Analysis Fat removal Optical Devices General Medicine Plastic Surgery Procedures Laser Surgery Treatment Outcome Facial Asymmetry Photochemotherapy Face Facial plastic surgery Nanoparticles Female Laser Therapy Spectrum analysis business Forecasting Biomedical engineering |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. 10:381-390 |
| ISSN: | 1538-3660 1521-2491 |
| DOI: | 10.1001/archfaci.10.6.381 |
| Popis: | Lasers and optical technologies play a significant role in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. The unique ability of optical technologies to target specific structures and layers in tissues to effect chemical, mechanical, or thermal changes makes them a powerful tool in cutaneous rejuvenation, hair removal, fat removal, and treatment of vascular lesions such as port-wine stains, among many other procedures. With the development of adjunct techniques such as epidermal cooling, lasers and optical technologies have become more versatile and safe. The constant improvement of existing applications and the emergence of novel applications such as photodynamic therapy, nanoparticles, spectroscopy, and noninvasive imaging continue to revolutionize aesthetic medicine by offering a minimally invasive alternative to traditional surgery. In the future, therapies will be based on individualized, maximum, safe radiant exposure to deliver optimal dosimetry. Lasers and optical technologies are headed toward safer, easier, more quantifiable, and more individualized therapy. |
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