LASERS IN PLASTIC SURGERY

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Lasers are being increasingly used for aesthetic indications in areas where we had very few or no options earlier. A good understanding of the basics of laser functioning and of laser interaction with tissues is necessary to grasp the various uses of lasers and put them to optimal use. Laser resurfacing with the carbon dioxide, erbium or a combination is yet to be exploited to its full potential. Hair removal lasers have gradually improved to manage hirsutism even in the darkest skin types. Q switching has given us the nanosecond capability to treat various cutaneous pigmentary disorders including various tattoos, while the dye lasers remain the gold standard for vascular lesions.