Efficacy and safety of a topically applied Avène spring water spray in the healing of facial skin after laser resurfacing.

Background: Although laser resurfacing is a well-accepted treatment, tolerance problems may preclude patient's acceptance of the procedure. Post-laser protracted erythema is a prime problem, associated with the symptoms of pain, itching, stinging and tightening.

Objective: The present study was conducted to evaluate a low-salt medical spring water (Avène, Avène-les-Bains, France), in conjunction with the standard use of an emollient, to improve tolerance by hydrating the postlaser skin.

Photodermatoses.

Exposure to ultraviolet light is an important factor in precipitating or potentiating a number of cutaneous lesions and may also exacerbate generalized systemic disease activity. Although the role of ultraviolet light is clearly defined in some conditions, its pathogenic role in others is less understood. The approach to this group of diseases in tropical countries differs from that in the Occidental countries.