Offering a step-by-step, practical approach to this challenging area of dermatology, Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology: Lasers, Lights, and Energy Devices, 5th Edition, enables you to master the up-to-date cosmetic techniques that produce the superior results your patients expect. Edited by expert clinicians Drs. Elizabeth L. Tanzi, Jeffrey S. Dover, and Leah K. Spring, it provides an overview of the underlying scientific principles of lasers and lights in dermatology, as well as the latest treatment options―all abundantly illustrated and evidence based. A substantial video library demonstrating applications and technical aspects helps you successfully incorporate the latest procedures into your practice.

• Provides current, authoritative guidance on popular procedures including laser hair removal, tattoo removal, vascular lesions, pigmented lesions, non-ablative fractional laser rejuvenation, ablative laser resurfacing, tissue tightening, and body contouring.
• Contains five new chapters: Treatment of Skin with Intense Pulsed Light Sources, Radiofrequency Microneedling, Photodynamic Therapy, Muscle Toning and Contouring, and Treatment of Acne with Light and Energy-Based Devices.
• Features a greatly expanded video library with more than three dozen new videos, demonstrating modalities such as photodynamic therapy, IPL, radiofrequency microneedling, a wide range of lasers, and cryolipolysis.
• Covers special considerations when treating skin of color, as well as complications and legal considerations of laser, light, and energy-based treatments.
• Includes procedural how-to’s, step-by-step advice on proper techniques, case studies, and pearls and pitfalls.

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Master today’s in-demand cosmetic dermatology procedures

Contents

۱. Understanding Lasers, Light Sources, and Other Energy-Based Technology
۲. Laser Treatment of Vascular Lesions
۳. Laser Treatment of Pigmented Lesions and Tattoos
۴. Laser Hair Removal
۵. Treatment of Skin With Intense Pulsed Light Sources
۶. Nonablative Fractional Laser Skin Rejuvenation
۷. Nonsurgical Skin Tightening
۸. Photodynamic Therapy
۹. Ablative Laser Skin Resurfacing
۱۰. Nonsurgical Body Contouring of Fat
۱۱. Muscle Toning and Contouring
۱۲. Radiofrequency Microneedling
۱۳. Laser Treatment of Ethnic Skin
۱۴. Treatment of Acne With Light and Energy-Based Devices
۱۵. Complications and Legal Considerations of Laser, Light, and Energy-Based Treatments