Analysis of Erythema after Er:YAG Laser Skin Resurfacing

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Analysis of Erythema after Er:YAG Laser Skin Resurfacing
November 2007
A YOUNG KO MD, HYO-HYUN AHN MD, SOO-NAM KIM MD, YOUNG-CHUL KYE MD
Dermatologic Surgery

BACKGROUND Postoperative erythema can be expected to occur in every patient after laser resurfacing, and pigmentary disturbances may be related to the intensity and the duration of erythema.

OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to assess the clinical features of erythema, the factors that influence its duration, and the relation between the duration of erythema and the incidence of hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation in skin of Asian persons after Er:YAG laser resurfacing.

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