Fast healing after laser skin resurfacing. The minimal mechanical trauma technique.
BACKGROUND
Laser resurfacing is rapidly becoming a widely used method of skin ablation for cosmetic improvement. The technique with which the instrument is used can make the difference between obtaining the desired result with a benign postoperative period and one with unnecessary complications.


OBJECTIVE
This paper describes a technique that maximizes the benefits while minimizes the risks in using this highly advanced instrument.


METHODS
We have limited the areas where multiple passes are done to areas that have rhytides; for the rest of the skin a single pass is done and the final carbonized eschar is not removed.


RESULTS
Faster healing and less complications. Shorter operative and anesthesia times. Greater patient acceptance and satisfactory cosmetic results.


CONCLUSIONS
This technique provides a safer, faster, and satisfactory cosmetic results with a much smaller possibility of the complications seen with conventional methods.
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Institute of Laser and Cosmetic Surgery, Hermosa Beach, California, USA.
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D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D004954:Esthetics; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012449:Safety; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing