Analysis of nonablative skin resurfacing

Thomas E. Milner; Bahman Anvari; Kurosh Keikhanzadeh; Digant P. Dave; J. Stuart Nelson M.D.; Dennis M. Goodman; David R. Hennings; John Baumgardner; Michael J. Berry

doi:10.1117/12.275067

22 May 1997 Analysis of nonablative skin resurfacing

Thomas E. Milner, Bahman Anvari, Kurosh Keikhanzadeh, Digant P. Dave, J. Stuart Nelson M.D., Dennis M. Goodman, David R. Hennings, John Baumgardner, Michael J. Berry

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Proceedings Volume 2970, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems VII; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.275067
Event: BiOS '97, Part of Photonics West, 1997, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Nonablative skin resurfacing is a dermatologic procedure utilizing pulsed laser irradiation and dynamic cooling to induce selectively a wound healing response in the papillary and upper reticular dermis. Using temperature measurements of human skin provided by pulsed photothermal radiometry immediately following laser irradiation (lambda equals 1.32 micrometer), spatial distribution of thermal damage is predicted in response to various potential therapeutic laser- cryogen doses. Results of our analysis suggest that appropriate application of pulsed laser irradiation and cryogen spray cooling may be used to protect the epidermis and selectively confine thermal injury to the papillary and upper reticular dermis. Development of nonablative skin resurfacing will require understanding the relationship between the degree of dermal photocoagulation and the cutaneous wound healing response following laser irradiation.

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Thomas E. Milner, Bahman Anvari, Kurosh Keikhanzadeh, Digant P. Dave, J. Stuart Nelson M.D., Dennis M. Goodman, David R. Hennings, John Baumgardner, and Michael J. Berry "Analysis of nonablative skin resurfacing", Proc. SPIE 2970, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems VII, (22 May 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.275067

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