LASER TREATMENT OF PIGMENTED LESIONS

Course overview

LASERS ARE OFTEN USED IN THE TREATMENT OF PIGMENTED LESIONS OF THE MUCOSA AND SKIN. THEIR MINIMALLY INVASIVE NATURE, COMBINED WITH THEIR EFFICACY, HAS PLACED THEM AT THE FOREFRONT OF THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH THESE LESIONS. THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES LASER BASICS, IDENTIFIES COMMON DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND MUCOSA, WHICH CAN BE TREATED WITH MEDICAL LASERS, AND EXPLAINS WHICH LASERS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR WHICH LESIONS. POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS, AS WELL AS IMPORTANT LASER SAFETY PRINCIPLES, ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. THIS ACTIVITY ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING THIS PROCEDURE.