Second edition
edited by Tina S. Alster and David B. Apfelberg
Cosmetic Laser Surgery: A Practitioner's Guide is a key textbook of laser-assisted dermatologic and plastic surgery.
Extensively revised and greatly expanded, this edition provides a highly visual overview of the state of the art in cosmetic laser surgery, as well as thoroughly updated guidelines for matching lasers with procedures.
Clearly written and user-friendly, Cosmetic Laser Surgery: A Practitioner's Guide features more than 300 color photographs illustrating operative techniques and the results of different procedures.
Topics covered include:
- CO2 laser resurfacing
- Erbium: YAG laser resurfacing
- CO2 laser blepharoplasty
- Endoscopic laser browlift
- Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty
- Laser hair transplantation and removal
- Laser treatment of scars, stretch marks, telangiectasias, pigmented lesions, and tattoos
Contents
- Evaluation, Installation, and Marketing of a Cosmetic Laser Practice
- Skin Resurfacing with High-Energy, Short-Pulsed Carbon Dioxide Lasers: Preoperative Assessment, Patient Evaluation and Preparation, Sequence of Procedure, and Adjunctive Care
- Laser Resurfacing: A Microscopic Analysis
- Postoperative Management and Complications of Carbon Dioxide Laser Resurfacing
- The Erbium Laser in Skin Resurfacing
- Management of Dyschromias with Reference to Laser Therapy
- Laser Approach to Upper Facial Rejuvenation
- Carbon Dioxide Laser Blepharoplasty, Ptosis Correction, and Treatment of Festoons
- Complications of Laser-Assisted Blepharoplasty
- Endoscopic Laser Brow Lift
- Laser-Assisted Suprafibromuscular and Endoscopic Rhytidectomy
- Laser-Assisted Uvulopalatoplasty
- Laser-Assisted Hair Transplantation
- Laser Hair Removal
- Laser Scar Revision
- Current Therapy of Striae Distensae with the 585-NM Pulsed Dye Laser
- Laser Treatment of Facial and Leg Telangiectasias
- Laser Treatment of Pigmented Lesions
- Laser Treatment of Tattoos
- Laser Safety Management: Hazards, Risks, and Control Measures
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