title: Biophysics of nonablative dermal remodeling.
abstract: This article explores the physics of nonablative skin remodeling as well as the histologic sequelae. Although there have been several studies of nonablative skin remodeling, the exact mechanisms of action and thus the optimum device-specific parameters are not yet known. The article is divided into a discussion of the physics of laser-tissue interactions, followed by a review of the types of devices used for nonablative skin remodeling, and the histologic findings that follow treatment.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA 92134, USA. vicross@mfn.com
authors.forename: E Victor
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Zelickson
mesh_terms: D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy; D015361:Rhytidoplasty; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism*; D015595:Skin Aging; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena