Aesthetic Dermatology

New Frontiers in Laser Surgery


 

Doru T. Alexandrescu, MD, and Edward V. Ross, MD

The simultaneous advances in engineering, medicine, and molecular biology have accelerated the pace of introductions of new light-based technologies in dermatology. In this review, the authors examine recent advances in laser surgery as well as peer into the future of energy-based cutaneous medicine. The future landscape of dermatology will almost undoubtedly include (1) noninvasive imaging technologies and (2) improved “destructive” modalities based on real-time feedback from the skin surface.

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