TY - JOUR
T1 - What devices to use or not use in skin of color
AU - Alam, Murad
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Lasers and light sources, as well as other energy devices, including radiofrequency, ultrasound, and cold-based therapies, can be used for treatment of aging, dyschromic, or texturally uneven skin. In patients with ethnic skin (ie, skin of color), energy devices are used more cautiously to avoid adverse events. The most common and concerning adverse event is postin flammatory hyperpigmentation. Lower fluence, longer pulse durations, and careful device selection can mitigate the risk of scarring and pigmentary abnormality. Modified treatment approaches can allow physicians to safely treat patients with skin of color with energy devices.
AB - Lasers and light sources, as well as other energy devices, including radiofrequency, ultrasound, and cold-based therapies, can be used for treatment of aging, dyschromic, or texturally uneven skin. In patients with ethnic skin (ie, skin of color), energy devices are used more cautiously to avoid adverse events. The most common and concerning adverse event is postin flammatory hyperpigmentation. Lower fluence, longer pulse durations, and careful device selection can mitigate the risk of scarring and pigmentary abnormality. Modified treatment approaches can allow physicians to safely treat patients with skin of color with energy devices.
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U2 - 10.12788/j.sder.2016.061
DO - 10.12788/j.sder.2016.061
M3 - Article
C2 - 27918004
AN - SCOPUS:85016925639
SN - 1085-5629
VL - 35
SP - 218
EP - 222
JO - Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery
JF - Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery
IS - 4
ER -