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Complications In Cutaneous Laser Surgery

The concept of selective photothermolysis revolutionised cutaneous therapy and continues to be the basis of low-risk laser treatment of photoaged skin, benign pigmented lesions and tattoos, unwanted hair, and cutaneous vascular lesions. However, all practitioners are aware that problems can arise, and with the increasing availability of more powerful lasers and light sources, more complications are inevitably going to be seen.
Complications in Laser Cutaneous Surgery provides, chapter by chapter, key points followed by discussion of the lasers used to treat the various entities described, how to pre-empt problems, and how to deal with them if they occur.
• Understanding Light-Tissue Interaction
• Complications with Laser Resurfacing
• Complications after Laser Treatment of Pigmented Lesions and Tattoos
• Complications after Laser Treatment of Unwanted Hair
• Complications after Laser Treatment of Vascular Lesions.