Side-by-side Comparison of a Picosecond 755-nm Alexandrite Laser and a Quality-switched 1064-nm Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Laser in the Treatment of Argyria
| Autor: | Kaitlyn L Streight, Christopher B. Rizk, Ramsey Markus, Emma Weiss |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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picosecond 755nm alexandrite laser
chemistry.chemical_element Dermatology Healthcare Technology 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Neodymium law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality (physics) Aluminium law Medicine Argyria business.industry argyria Doping General Engineering Yttrium medicine.disease Laser chemistry Picosecond Optoelectronics q-switched 1064nm nd:yag laser business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.5206 |
| Popis: | Argyria is a rare but cosmetically distressing and difficult-to-treat condition for which quality-switched (Q-switched) lasers have been most commonly employed. However, at least one previous report suggests that the picosecond alexandrite laser may also serve as a successful treatment modality. Herein, we present a side-by-side comparison of a picosecond 755-nm alexandrite laser and a Q-switched 1064-nm neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser in the treatment of argyria. Our results reveal an equivalent success of the picosecond alexandrite when compared to the more commonly employed Q-switched Nd:YAG, suggesting that the picosecond 755-nm alexandrite laser is equally effective in the treatment of argyria. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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