Main description:

Lasers and Light, Peels and Abrasions for the Face in Health, Beauty, and Disease is a comprehensive clinical reference on all invasive and non-invasive treatments for aging, diseased, and congenitally deformed skin. Every treatment modality that's used for skin rejuvenation, scars, complications, vascular abnormalities, and ethnic skin type variations, and more, is explained in detail.

Key Features:

Online access to 10 videos in which the authors demonstrate the use of specific techniques with lasers and peels
Contributors are experts in the fields of facial plastic surgery, plastic surgery, and dermatology
Chapters on techniques used to treat East Asian, African, and Latino skin
More than 400 high-quality, full-color illustrations and photos clarify techniques presented in the text

This book is an excellent how-to reference for all otolaryngologists, facial plastic surgeons, plastic surgeons, and dermatologists who use lasers, light, peels, and abrasions to treat patients. Fellows and residents in these specialties will also find it very helpful.

Contents:

1. The History and Evolution of Skin Resurfacing

2. Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology of the Skin

3. The Science Behind Lasers: How the Physical Properties of Lasers Affect the Skin

4. Ablative Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment

5. Fractional Laser Skin Resurfacing

6. Erbium:Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Laser Skin Resurfacing

7. Combining Different Lasers in the Same Session for Optimal Outcomes in Treating Aging Skin

8. Subcutaneous Fiber Laser and Energy-Based Techniques for Facial Rejuvenation

9. Laser-Assisted Lower Lid Blepharoplasty

10. Simultaneous Full-Face Laser Resurfacing in the Setting of Facelift Surgery

11. Nonablative Laser and Light Devices

12. Lasers for Vascular Anomalies

13. Treatment of Acne Rosacea

14. Removal of Tattoos and Permanent Makeup

15. Laser Hair Removal

16. Laser Solutions for Scar Management

17. Treatment of Acne Scarring

18. The Use of Lasers for Skin Pathology

19. Complications in Laser Resurfacing: Avoidance, Recognition, and Treatment

20. Choosing the Right Laser for Your Practice: A Practical Comparison of Available Lasers

21. Light Therapy for Aging Facial Skin: Intense Pulsed Light and Infrared Broadband Light

22. Nitrogen Plasma Skin Resurfacing

23. Radiofrequency Skin Tightening

24. Deep Chemical Peeling

25. Multilevel Phenol-Croton Oil Peels

26. Enhanced Medium-Depth Chemical Peels

27. Superficial Chemical Peels

28. Complications of Chemexfoliation

29. Dermabrasion and Microdermabrasion: Rationale, Application, Safety Concerns, and Complications

30. Skin Rejuvenation from the Perspective of the European Facial Plastic Surgeon

31. Lasers, Peels, and Abrasion Techniques for East Asian Skin

32. Lasers for African Skin

33. Lasers, Peels, and Abrasion Techniques for Latino Skin

34. Anti-Aging Products and Cosmeceuticals

35. The Future of Rejuvenation Techniques for Aging Facial Skin