13th World Congress for Laser Dentistry

26-28, April 2012

Barcelona, Spain

Meeting Abstract

Sponsors: World Federation for Laser Dentistry

 

 

-  Poster 90

TITLE: Fractional CO2 laser resurfacing. Cases report.

AUTHORS: Pacifici A, Meleo D, Mangione F, Pacifici L.                    

Department of Odontostomatological and Maxillofacial Science, Sapienza University of Rome

SOURCE:  Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2012 May 1;17(Supplement1):S238.

 

* doi:10.4317/medoral.17643738

http://dx.doi.org/10.4317/medoral.17643738

 

 

 

Abstract

Introduction. CO2 fractional ablation offers the potential for facial skin resurfacing with minimal downtime and rapid recovery. Aim of the study. In this work are presented some clinical cases of resurfacing of the perioral region by the use of CO2 fractional laser in combination with hyaluronic acid fillers. Description, Evolution and Discussion. This technique has proven to be both safe and effective. Its efficacy and favorable side effects profile, with low incidence of pigmentary changes, make it a viable alternative for the treatment of moderate-to-severe scars and an effective device for the treatment of photoaging. To overcome the disadvantages of traditional ablative and non-ablative resurfacing, such as prolonged erythema, edema, burning, milia, acne, crusting and hypo-/hyperpigmentation, fractional photothermolysis (FP) has been introduced. FP has been demonstrated in early case reports and case series to produce significant improvement in hypopigmentation of acne and surgical scars.