title: SilkTouch: a new technology for skin resurfacing in aesthetic surgery.
abstract: We describe layer-by-layer char-free facial skin resurfacing at very low CO2 laser power levels with a miniature "SilkTouch" microprocessor-controlled optomechanical flashscanner. This device provides excellent ablation depth control with minimal thermal damage to the dermis. Indications for the laser in aesthetic surgery include perioral, lips, and periorbital wrinkles, among others.
authors.affiliation: Midwest Center for Cosmetic Surgery, Indianapolis, Indiana 46227, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chernoff
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Slatkine
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zair
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mead
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002642:Chick Embryo; D004285:Dogs; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods