title: Lasers in plastic surgery: current practice.
abstract: A wide variety of lasers provides the plastic surgeon with treatment options that were not available previously. Appropriate, safe use of lasers complements the many therapeutic treatment options available to plastic surgeons. Lasers have introduced a new therapeutic modality. Because of the ways the skin and its defects may be altered with lasers, they will be an increasingly important part of plastic surgery.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Division of Plastic Surgery, Orange 92868, USA.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Achauer
mesh_terms: D003869:Dermabrasion / Q000379:methods; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D053685:Laser Therapy; D012449:Safety; D012867:Skin / Q000528:radiation effects; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013653:Tattooing