Light-Based Therapies for Skin of Color

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Baron, Elma. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Dermatology.; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Plastic Surgery.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-328-0

The science and practice of photodermatology has been largely based on knowledge derived from white skin. Therapeutic modalities based on lasers and light sources are often based on protocols that have been utilized in Caucasian populations. The biologic effects of light in pigmented skin are not as...

Table of Contents:

• Basic principles of optics and pigment
• UV therapies for skin of color: UVB, UVA (Psoriasis, Vitiligo, Mycosis fungoides)
• Laser treatment of follicular disorders (Acne, Pseudofolliculitis barbae, Hypertrichosis/Unwanted hair growth)
• Hyperpigmentation: treatment approaches (Topical/chemical therapies, Lasers and light: 532 ND:YAG, 595 PDL, Fraxel, PDT)
• Role of current lasers in dark skin (PDL, Diode, ND:YAG, Fraxel)
• Photoprotection for skin of color.