title: Treatment of photoaged neck skin with the pulsed Erbium:YAG laser.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Erbium (Er):YAG laser represents a new laser approach for the treatment of rhytids and photodamaged skin. Because the Er:YAG laser's 2940-nm wavelength is at the peak of water absorption, this laser produces minimal thermal damage.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To document the Er:YAG laser's efficacy in the treatment of neck rhytids.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ten patients with neck rhytids were treated with the Er:YAG laser. All individuals were evaluated for clinical improvement, scarring, and pigmentary changes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients showed fair to excellent results with no scarring or pigmentary changes at 6 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Er:YAG laser may be used to improve nonfacial photodamaged skin.
authors.affiliation: Skin Laser Center, Pascack Valley Hospital, Westwood, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Meine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004871:Erbium; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015595:Skin Aging
chemical_list: D004871:Erbium