Globale dermatologie

What’s new in tattoo removal with lasers ?

Although tattoos are fairly easy to do they can be a challenge to remove. Why are lasers used for tattoo removal ? In the past tattoo removal involves tissue-destructive techniques including excision/grafting, dermabrasion, cryosurgery and electrosurgery. Although effective at removing the tissue pigments, these techniques often cause scaring, textural changes, keloids and permanent dyschromia. Lasers […]

Friday, August 8th, 2014

Semi permanent Make-up removal with Lasers

Semi permanent tattoos are often used to alleviate tedious daily make-up but they also, like other tattoos can become cosmetically unacceptable. Treatment: Available classical treatments include, surgery, dermabrasion but both induce scarring which is not acceptable for patients who are looking for a cosmetic procedure to correct another one. Q-Switched lasers have been tried and […]

Friday, December 12th, 2014

Laser Treatment Pitfalls when Dealing with Pigmented Lesions and Tattoos

Beware of skin colored tattooos (e.g around the mouth): Why ? There is high risk of pigment darkening upon removal (eg Q switched laser): thie pigment turns black (oxydation reaction) Solution: use COs laser ablation: superficial   Beware of gold: Why ? if gold therapy was used for treatment of rhematoid arthririts, chrysiasis (deposit of […]

Sunday, April 13th, 2014

Laser Hair Removal – 2011

Laser Hair Removal – 2011 Selective photothermolysis to target sebaceous glands: Theoretical estimation of parameters and preliminary results using a free electron laser. Sakamoto FH, Doukas AG, Farinelli WA, Tannous Z, Shinn M, Benson S, Williams GP, Gubeli JF 3rd, Dylla HF, Anderson RR. Lasers Surg Med. 2011 Dec 13. doi: 10.1002/lsm.21132. [Epub ahead of […]

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Laser Hair Removal – 2009

[Polychromatic pulsed lamp]. Le Pillouer-Prost A, Cartier H, Raimbault C. Ann Dermatol Venereol. 2009 Oct;136 Suppl 6:S335-50. French. [Laser hair removal]. Michaud T, Tack B. Ann Dermatol Venereol. 2009 Oct;136 Suppl 6:S330-4. French. Treatment of laser complications. Alster TS, Khoury RR. Facial Plast Surg. 2009 Dec;25(5):316-23. Intense pulsed light: what works, what’s new, what’s next. […]

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Laser Hair Removal – 1998

Laser Hair Removal – 1998 Cutaneous laser update. Tan OT, Stafford TJ. Facial Plast Surg. 1998;14(3):185-96. Review. A practical review of laser-assisted hair removal using the Q-switched Nd:YAG, long-pulsed ruby, and long-pulsed alexandrite lasers. Nanni CA, Alster TS. Dermatol Surg. 1998 Dec;24(12):1399-405; discussion 1405. Review. Selective photothermolysis of hair follicles by normal-mode ruby laser treatment. […]

Saturday, May 7th, 2011

Laser Treatment of Pigmentary Disorders and Tattoos

Q-Switched Nd: YAG Laser The Q-Switched Nd: YAG Laser is a type of laser developed to remove blue, brown, black and possibly other colours of tattoo pigment and certain brown pigment growths and birthmarks from the skin. Although laser sugery is effective in most cases, no guarantee can be made that a specific patient will […]

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Indications of Laser Treatment for Pigmentary Disorders (For Professionals)

Indications of Laser Treatment (For Professionals) Indications according to pathology: Freckles (Ephelides) 1st choice: IPL (intense pulsed light) 2nd choice: Pigmentary laser (532nm). It is important to know that this wavelength carries a higher risk of postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, but that the risk of scarring is very low. Lentigenes / Solar Lentigo 1st choice: pigmentary laser […]

Sunday, July 17th, 2011

Acne Vulgaris – 2001

Acne Vulgaris – 2001 FDA, Roche to implement new dispensing procedures for isotretinoin. Young D. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2001 Dec 15;58(24):2359-60. Concentration of roxithromycin in the lesions of acne vulgaris. Akamatsu H, Horio T. J Int Med Res. 2001 Nov-Dec;29(6):537-40. Clinical significance of markedly elevated serum creatine kinase levels in patients with acne […]

Friday, December 31st, 2010
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