Laser has emerged as one of the most powerful non-surgical techniques to reduce skin anomalies and restore enhanced aesthetics and attractive appearance of the skin. The treatments that employ laser technique can provide similar benefits as traditional cosmetic surgery, and usually deliver more precise and targeted outcomes. Dr. Thomas Fiala is a leading, board certified […]
Here’s an interesting idea: what happens if you laser an incision right at the time of wound closure? Does it help? According to a tiny pilot study published in Archives of Dermatology last month, it might help the scar end up looking better. Ten dermatology patients, who were having some skin lesions excised from their face or arms, were […]
Here’s a cool product I checked out in Boston: 3-D imaging for patients, without an expensive, dedicated multi-camera system. Swiss software company Crisalix has been working on this for several years, and now they are at the stage where they are offering a commercial product, designed to help patients thinking about breast augmentation surgery. Simply upload 3 […]
Palomar has received FDA clearance for their latest product, a hand-held, battery-powered laser. It’s called the “PaloVia”, and is the first unit cleared by the FDA for home use. The PaloVia uses a fractional method, in which only small “polka-dots” of skin are treated, and is non-ablative – meaning there won’t be any raw, oozing areas […]
When plastic surgeons move tissue from one area of the body to another using the “free flap” technique, the crucial stage is the hook-up of tiny arteries and veins, so that the moved tissue can receive blood and oxygen in its new location. Since the 1960’s, this has been done with micro-sutures, sewing the vessels […]
When patients come in with stretch marks, we’ve traditionally had little to offer them. Retin-A cream helps somewhat. IPL and vascular lasers can be used if the stretch marks are red or purple in color. But that was about it, unless the stretch marks were on the lower portion of the abdomen – and the […]
We are now starting to see ads in Orlando for a new fat-melting treatment, a laser beam that melts fat after shining the beam on the the skin. Known as the “lipo-laser”, or more properly, the Zerona, the manufacturer claims that its use can result in the loss of inches of fat – without surgery, […]
