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Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2002;4:7.

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We agree that there are no good data to support the incisional use of the CO₂ laser for blepharoplasty. It offers minimal or no advantage in that area. In expert hands, phenol peels achieve results similar to laser resurfacing; however, in most surgeons' hands, the CO₂ laser and the variable pulse erbium:YAG laser achieve excellent results with minimal complications. The postoperative pain is generally minor if appropriate moist wound healing is done (occlusive dressings for 3 days followed by open dressings). We rarely need to use prescription pain medications for our resurfacing patients. The redness after variable pulse erbium:YAG resurfacing is far shorter (6 weeks to 3 months) than that seen after Baker solution phenol peels. Nonablative resurfacing lasers currently have very little science and clinical proof behind them. Laser hair removal, however, was in the same situation 3 years ago and is currently being performed with excellent long-term hair . . . [Full Text of this Article]