LASER ERBIUM-YAG RESURFACING

Course overview

ERBIUM:YTTRIUM-ALUMINUM-GARNET (ER:YAG) LASER SKIN RESURFACING IS AN EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE AND EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF A NUMBER OF CUTANEOUS CONDITIONS AND LESIONS. ITS MAIN INDICATIONS INCLUDE TREATMENT OF PHOTOAGING, RHYTIDS, AND SOLITARY BENIGN AND MALIGNANT CUTANEOUS LESIONS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS AND TECHNIQUE FOR ER:YAG LASER SKIN RESURFACING AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO ER:YAG LASER RESURFACING OF THE SKIN.