title: [Principles of physics and application of the laser in plastic surgery].
abstract: Recent advances in laser technology have expanded the surgeon's possibilities to treat various cutaneous lesions, as well as proposing a new tool for skin rejuvenation. Review of the basic physical principles of laser energy then overview of the different lasers used in plastic surgery as well as some of their clinical applications.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie plastique et reconstructive, CHUV, Lausanne.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pagès
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gailloud-Matthieu
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Egloff
mesh_terms: D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends