Objectives: The aim of this work is to show how a comprehensive approach to skin rejuvenation, which addresses each of the most common patient concerns including skin quality, sun damage, facial redness, fine lines, age spots, melasma, and brown patches may be achieved in a simplified manner with the LightPod laser platform in comparison to what is currently achieved with 3-4 energy-based devices.
Introduction: Skin rejuvenation is a complex process. Current energy-based treatment options offer limited versatility, efficacy, and commonly incur safety risks when addressing darker skin types. Comprehensive rejuvenation to address redness, fine lines, sun damage, age spots, melasma, acne, and other signs of aging typically require 3-4 devices, which can be extremely costly and time-consuming. The LightPod laser platform is a new modality to address skin rejuvenation in a simplified, comprehensive manner.
Materials / method: An air-cooled LightPod 650 Microsecond 1064nm laser was used to address patients with skin aging concerns including skin quality, facial redness, fine lines, age spots, melasma, and brown patches. The 1064 nm wavelength is inherently attracted to hemoglobin, melanin, and water in the skin. These three chromophores represent the targets for each presented condition. The high-energy but short pulsed 650 microsecond 1064 nm laser delivers increased efficacy without complications as the epidermal exposure is at least 30 times shorter than a millisecond Nd:YAG laser.
Results: The LightPod laser platform with a 650 Microsecond 1064 nm pulse duration shows to be advantageous in addressing comprehensive skin rejuvenation for patients of all ages and skin types including darker skin. All patients reported clearance of their concerns and better quality, tone, and texture of their skin. No reports of damage to the skin, pigmentary change, or pain during treatment was recorded even without skin cooling.
Conclusion: The LightPod laser platform simplifies skin rejuvenation by enabling a single device and modality to provide complete and comprehensive skin rejuvenation for patients of all ages and skin types. Furthermore, the platform reduces the overall costs and ongoing maintenance accrued by physicians seeking to achieve complete and comprehensive skin rejuvenation. A LightPod 300 microsecond Er:YAG laser may be used in conjunction for further rejuvenation of epidermal irregularities and scar revision.
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e o status: May 7, 2004
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