title: Basic physics of erbium laser resurfacing.
abstract: The rapid growth in erbium laser resurfacing gives rise to a need for clinicians to become familiar with some new terminology and concepts. The design of erbium laser machines used for these procedures is described giving clinicians a basis for machine selection. The basic concepts of energy, fluence and overlap will allow the clinician to manipulate the laser parameters so as to achieve the desired clinical results.
authors.affiliation: NaturaLase Inc, 904 Silver Spur Road, Suite 366, Rolling Hills, Torrance, CA 90274, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coates
mesh_terms: D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D004871:Erbium; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D055585:Physical Phenomena; D010825:Physics
chemical_list: D004871:Erbium