Laser therapy in black skin

Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2011 May;19(2):405-16. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2011.05.007.

Abstract

This article provides a systematic overview of laser, light, and other energy devices for patients of African descent. It also reviews complications in skin of color and some treatment options for these adverse events.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acne Vulgaris / complications
  • Acne Vulgaris / ethnology
  • Black People*
  • Cicatrix / ethnology
  • Cicatrix / surgery
  • Dermatologic Surgical Procedures
  • Electric Stimulation Therapy / methods
  • Hair Removal / instrumentation
  • Hair Removal / methods
  • Humans
  • Hyperpigmentation / drug therapy
  • Hyperpigmentation / ethnology
  • Hyperpigmentation / surgery
  • Infrared Rays / therapeutic use
  • Laser Therapy* / instrumentation
  • Laser Therapy* / methods
  • Rejuvenation
  • Skin / diagnostic imaging
  • Skin / radiation effects
  • Skin Aging / ethnology
  • Skin Aging / radiation effects
  • Skin Pigmentation* / radiation effects
  • Ultrasonography