Laser and IPL Technology in Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine

Is a well-structured and user-friendly guide Is abundantly illustrated Includes how-to-do sections
In this innovative textbook, renowned experts from the United States, Europe, and Asia present the most up-to-date
information in the field of cutaneous laser surgery and intense pulsed light (IPL) technology. Technical and
biophysical aspects of lasers and IPL devices are first discussed in depth to provide the reader with a sound
understanding of basics. A series of richly illustrated chapters then carefully examine the numerous and diverse
clinical applications of these techniques, highlighting both their potential and their limitations, including side-
effects. In the concluding section, important miscellaneous topics are addressed, including cooling techniques, ethical
and economic considerations, and laser safety.

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Contents
Part I Basics
1 Basic Laser Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Rudolf Steiner
2 Laser-Tissue Interactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Rudolf Steiner
3 Intense Pulsed Light Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Karin Kunzi-Rapp and Rudolf Steiner
Part II Indications
4 Benign Tumors and Organoid Nevi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Stefan Hammes
5 Facial Rejuvenation and Other Clinical Applications
of Intense Pulsed Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Peter Bjerring and Kaare Christiansen
6 Inflammatory Dermatoses: Acne . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Mathew W. Ludgate and Jeffrey S. Orringer
7 Inflammatory Dermatoses: Other than Acne Vulgaris . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Pablo Boixeda, Lorea Bagazgoitia, Jo? Borges da Costa,
and Maria Calvo
8 Laser-Assisted Liposuction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Boris Sommer and Dorothee Bergfeld
9 Photoepilation of Unwanted Hair Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Annesofie Faurschou and Merete Haedersdal
10 Pigmentation and Hypopigmentation:
Benign Pigmented Lesions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Henry H.L. Chan
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11 Pigmentation and Hypopigmentation:
Vitiligo and Other Disorders . . . . 157
Thierry Passeron and Jean-Paul Ortonne
12 Precancerous Conditions and Malignant Tumors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Christian Raulin, Syrus Karsai, and Laurenz Schmitt
13 Scars, Keloids, and Stretch Marks . . . . 177
Hilda Justiniano, Andrea Willey, and Suzanne L. Kilmer
14 Laser Treatment of Tattoos and Other Dyschromia . 189
Syrus Karsai and Christian Raulin
15 Varicose Veins: Endovenous Laser Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Serge R. Mordon and Marc E. Vuylsteke
16 Common Vascular Lesions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Emil A. Tanghetti, Mirko Mirkov, and Rafael A. Sierra
17 Vascular Lesions: Port Wine Stains . . . . . . . . . . 241
Sean Lanigan
18 Vascular Lesions: Hemangiomas . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Margitta Poetke, Peter Urban, and Hans-Peter Berlien
19 Rare Vascular Lesions . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Sean Lanigan
20 Viral Infections . . . . . . . 285
Daisy Kopera
21 Wrinkles and Acne Scars: Ablative
and Nonablative Facial Resurfacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Melissa A. Bogle, Geeta Yadav, Kenneth A. Arndt,
and Jeffrey S. Dover
22 Wrinkles and Acne Scars: Technology-Based
Treatment of Periorbital Wrinkles . . . . . . . . . 299
Laurel Naversen Geraghty and Brian S. Biesman
23 Wrinkles and Acne Scars: Fractional Ablative Lasers . . . . . . . . 307
Arielle N.B. Kauvar and Melanie A. Warycha
24 Wrinkles and Acne Scars: Fractional Nonablative Lasers . . . . . . . . . . 319
Uwe Paasch
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Part III Special Aspects
25 Complications in Laser Surgery and IPL Treatment . . . . . . . . 333
Christian Raulin, Syrus Karsai, and Laurenz Schmitt
26 Cooling Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Stefan Hammes
27 Ethical Considerations in Aesthetic Medicine . . . . . . . 351
Giovanni Maio
28 Photodynamic Therapy . . . . . . . . . 357
Philipp Babilas and Rolf-Markus Szeimies
29 Quality Standards in Aesthetic Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Hans-Robert Metelmann, Peter D. Waite, and Stefan Hammes
30 Safety/Eye Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Wolfgang B?mler
Part IV Afterword
31 The Business of Laser Surgery . . . . . . . . 397
Christopher B. Zachary
32 The Hall of Shame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Christopher B. Zachary
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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This book is designed to be of benefit to novice and experienced practitioners alike. In addition to providing expert
guidance on the use of lasers and IPL devices in more than 80 clinical indications, it examines the role of new
techniques such as laser lipolysis and fractional photothermolysis and includes sufficient information to assist the
reader considering the purchase of laser or IPL equipment.

Content Level ?Professional/practitioner

Keywords ?benign pigmented lesion - hair removal - laser treatment - malignant tumor - scar

Related subjects ?Dermatology - Medicine - Surgery