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Arch Facial Plast Surg. 1999;1:117.

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THE GOAL of the study by Millman and Mannor¹ is to compare techniques of laser skin rejuvenation to hasten recovery and optimize results. They compared the clinical and histological results from resurfacing skin biopsy specimens using 2 passes with a carbon dioxide laser vs 2 passes with an erbium:YAG laser and 1 deeper pass with a carbon dioxide laser. The study measures time to reepithelialization and duration of erythema after the resurfacing procedure. Skin biopsy specimens taken 1 to 2 weeks after resurfacing were evaluated.

With current laser technology, in which the laser chromophore is water, the time to healing and duration of erythema vary with the depth of resurfacing. The total depth of resurfacing consists of the the depth of tissue ablation and the residual depth of thermal injury.

The results of early histological analysis that Millman and Mannor¹ report in their article are consistent with the reported clinical . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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