Abstract
Background
In Mediterranean countries, increased exposure to sunlight accelerates aging of the skin and the formation of wrinkles. The long-term follow-up results for the patients who underwent resurfacing with ultrapulsed carbon dioxide (CO2) laser are presented.
Methods
All 47 patients who underwent ultrapulsed CO2 laser between 1994 and 1996 were included in the study. The patients were photographed with their permission before the laser treatment, at postoperative month 6, and at year 5, with comparison of the results.
Results
In this study, with its 5-year follow-up period, it was found that the ultrapulsed CO2 laser achieved long-lasting and acceptable facial resurfacing.
Conclusions
The ultrapulsed CO2 laser enables damage to the abnormal dermal region with high-energy transfer in a very short period. The recent development of high-energy pulsed CO2 laser has generated much renewed enthusiasm for cutaneous resurfacing, especially over the long term.
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The authors thank Namik Kemal Baran MD, for his valuable and important contribution to the evaluation of patients, and for revealing the delicacy of laser resurfacing.
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Şensöz, Ö., Nazmi Baran, C., Şahin Alagöz, M. et al. Long-Term Results of Ultrapulsed Carbon Dioxide Laser Resurfacing of the Mediterranean Face . Aesth Plast Surg 28, 328–333 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-004-3100-z
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