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Date: Nov 1, 2008
By:
Ilya Petrou, M.D.
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Targeting the melanocytes in the hypermelanosis seen in melasma is a common and effective therapy. Many therapies exist, including topical approaches, lasers and light therapy. A new approach targeting the vasculature, not the melanocytes, using a copper bromide dual 578 nm yellow laser has proven very effective in the treatment of melasma, a recent study shows.
Date: Nov 1, 2008
By:
Cheryl Guttman
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Nonsurgical skin-tightening procedures based on deep-tissue energy delivery have many attractive features for consumers and physicians. The number of devices available is expanding, but despite the growth in this industry, results remain variable and modest.
Date: Nov 1, 2008
By:
Joely Kaufman, M.D.
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As new laser technology continues to be introduced to the market, patients keep searching for the newest, latest and greatest device. The current trend seems to be centered on what patients can do themselves, minimizing the amount of time needed in the office.
Date: Nov 1, 2008
By:
Cheryl Guttman
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Photodynamic therapy with methyl aminolevulinate cream and red light is associated with marked and relatively durable reductions in inflammatory lesion counts in patients with moderate inflammatory acne, an expert says.
Date: Nov 1, 2008
By:
Ilya Petrou, M.D.
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Dapsone gel, Oracea capsules and modified photodynamic therapy are three brand-new approaches to acne therapy, all of which may change current acne treatment and management.
Date: Nov 1, 2008
By:
Cheryl Guttman
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Patients with acne that is unresponsive to traditional therapies were enrolled in a multicenter study evaluating photopneumatic therapy with a vacuum-assisted pulsed light device (Isolaz, æsthera). The treatment was easy to deliver and well-tolerated.
Date: Nov 1, 2008
By:
Lisa B. Samalonis
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Combining laser and light-based treatments for rosacea have a synergistic effect, and the combination works better than each does separately, an expert says.
Date: Nov 1, 2008
By:
Ilya Petrou, M.D.
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The state-of-the-art 3-D imaging system known as Lifeviz raises the bar in the management of acne and rosacea lesions by allowing the clinician to visualize much more accurately lesion images and, therefore, better follow the treatment progress of patients.
Exposing skin to low temperatures is an effective, noninvasive way to induce loss of subcutaneous fat without skin injury or scarring, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in Lasers in Surgery and Medicine.
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