Background: Patients with keloids are often younger than 30 years old and have darker skin.
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of CO laser therapy in the management of earlobe and helix keloids in dark subjects.
Methods: A total of 21 dark patients (five men and 16 women) presented with the earlobe and ear helix keloids, with a mean age of 30.
The fourth most common healthy skin phenomenon is aging. To assess the efficacy of Nd:YAG laser with a new handpiece for the treatment of wrinkles and skin laxity. A total of 30 patients underwent three laser sessions at 1-month intervals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Axillary bromhidrosis is an apocrine glands hyperactivity disease.
Methods: A total of 24 patients (15 men and 9 women) with axillary bromhidrosis underwent a laser procedure with a 1,444-nm Nd:YAG laser. Parameters evaluated in this study were as follows: the degree of malodor (T0, baseline; T30, after 1 month; and T180, after 6 months), postoperative pain, short-term decreased mobility (T1, after 1 day; T7, after 7 days; and T30, after 1 month), and overall satisfaction (T30, after 1 month and T180, after 6 months).