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Laser Therapy

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Book cover Therapy of Skin Diseases

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  • Lasers and laser technology has transformed noninvasive cosmetic dermatology.

  • Any understanding of laser physics leads to better treatment results and a lesser incidence of complications.

  • A variety of lasers and laser-like approach are now used to treat vascular lesions, pigmented lesions, unwanted hair and a variety of age related cutaneous changes.

  • Photodynamic therapy represents the use of a topical photosensitizer

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  1. Laser Research, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    David J. Goldberg

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  1. Universitätsklinikum Köln Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie, Kerpener Str. 62, Köln, 50924, Germany

    Thomas Krieg

  2. Dept. Dermatology, Columbia University Medical Center, 12th Floor, Herbert Irving Pavilion 161 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY, 10032, USA

    David R. Bickers

  3. Dept. Dermatology & Cutaneous Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan

    Yoshiki Miyachi

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Goldberg, D.J. (2010). Laser Therapy. In: Krieg, T., Bickers, D.R., Miyachi, Y. (eds) Therapy of Skin Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78814-0_10

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