title: [Current status of laser therapy in dermatology].
abstract: Indications for dermatological laser therapy have been enlarged during the last few years. In this article the physics and biophysics of laser therapy and the common laser systems in dermatology are described. Modern pulsed laser systems are combined with little side effects. Nevertheless, successfully used alternative methods should not be neglected.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Hautklinik Heidelberg.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hellwig
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Petzoldt
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: König
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Raulin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome