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Richard E. Fitzpatrick, MD; Whitney D. Tope, MPhil, MD; Mitchel P. Goldman, MD; Nancy M. Satur, MD
Dermatology Associates of San Diego County Inc Genesee Avenue, Suite 480 La Jolla, CA 92037

Arch Dermatol. 1996;132(4):469-471.

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Recent advancements in carbon dioxide laser technology have allowed the development of microsecond-domain pulses with a high pulse energy (up to 500 mJ), enabling precise and complete tissue vaporization while minimizing residual thermal damage and its potential adverse effects on wound healing.¹ For appropriate clinical application, one should know the depth of vaporization and residual thermal damage after successive laser passes over the same area, the depth of vaporization and residual thermal damage caused by different pulse energies, and how these in turn compare with the depth of tissue removal afforded by currently used resurfacing modalities: dermabrasion, 35% trichloroacetic acid peel, and Baker-Gordon (50%) phenol peel. To evaluate these immediate tissue effects and postoperative wound healing for all of these modalities, a clinical and histologic animal study was performed.

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A grid that delineated 16 treatment sites measuring 3x3 cm was tattooed onto the paravertebral area of . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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