Cooling Devices in Laser therapy.
Cooling devices and methods are now integrated into most laser systems, with a view to protecting the epidermis, reducing pain and erythema and improving the efficacy of laser. On the basis of method employed, it can be divided into contact cooling and non-contact cooling. With respect to timing of irradiation of laser, the nomenclatures include pre-cooling, parallel cooling and post-cooling. The choice of the cooling device is dictated by the laser device, the physician's personal choice with respect to user-friendliness, comfort of the patient, the price and maintenance costs of the device. We hereby briefly review the various techniques of cooling, employed in laser practice.
Department of Dermatology, KPC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Anupam
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Das
Department of Dermatology, KPC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Aarti
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Sarda
Department of Dermatology, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Abhishek
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De
Contact skin cooling; Zimmer; cooling devices; dynamic cooling device; non-contact skin cooling