title: Dermatologic laser surgery.
abstract: The first laser was constructed in 1959 and in only three decades lasers have achieved an important, well-established position in cutaneous surgery. The future is filled with rich opportunities for further investigation of the new laser systems and laser photobiology.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University Medical School.
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: McBurney
mesh_terms: D001128:Argon; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D001128:Argon