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.