title: Ablative treatment of photoaging.
abstract: Despite the burgeoning options available for skin rejuvenation, the benefits of laser skin resurfacing in trained hands remains unequaled. This article will review the preoperative evaluation, lasers and techniques used, postoperative course, and possible complications.
authors.affiliation: Laser and Skin Surgery Center of Northern California, Sacramento, CA 95816, USA. drailan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Divya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Railan
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kilmer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D032962:Consent Forms; D004890:Erythema / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018579:Patient Selection; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015595:Skin Aging; D016896:Treatment Outcome