Laser and IPL Technology in Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine

1. Basic Laser Physics
Rudolf Steiner

2. Laser-Tissue Interactions
Rudolf Steiner

3. Intense Pulsed Light Technology
Karin Kunzi-Rapp, Rudolf Steiner

4. Benign Tumors and Organoid Nevi
Stefan Hammes

5. Facial Rejuvenation and Other Clinical Applications of Intense Pulsed Light
Peter Bjerring, Kaare Christiansen

6. Inflammatory Dermatoses: Acne
Mathew W. Ludgate, Jeffrey S. Orringer

7. Inflammatory Dermatoses: Other than Acne Vulgaris
Pablo Boixeda, Lorea Bagazgoitia, João Borges Costa, Maria Calvo

8. Laser-Assisted Liposuction
Boris Sommer, Dorothee Bergfeld

9. Photoepilation of Unwanted Hair Growth
Annesofie Faurschou, Merete Haedersdal

10. Pigmentation and Hypopigmentation: Benign Pigmented Lesions
Henry H. L. Chan

11. Pigmentation and Hypopigmentation: Vitiligo and Other Disorders
Thierry Passeron, Jean-Paul Ortonne

12. Precancerous Conditions and Malignant Tumors
Christian Raulin, Syrus Karsai, Laurenz Schmitt

13. Scars, Keloids, and Stretch Marks
Hilda Justiniano, Andrea Willey, Suzanne L. Kilmer

14. Laser Treatment of Tattoos and Other Dyschromia
Syrus Karsai, Christian Raulin

15. Varicose Veins: Endovenous Laser Treatment
Serge R. Mordon, Marc E. Vuylsteke

16. Common Vascular Lesions
Emil A. Tanghetti, Mirko Mirkov, Rafael A. Sierra

17. Vascular Lesions: Port Wine Stains
Sean Lanigan

18. Vascular Lesions: Hemangiomas
Margitta Poetke, Peter Urban, Hans-Peter Berlien

19. Rare Vascular Lesions
Sean Lanigan

20. Viral Infections
Daisy Kopera

21. Wrinkles and Acne Scars: Ablative and Nonablative Facial Resurfacing
Melissa A. Bogle, Geeta Yadav, Kenneth A. Arndt, Jeffrey S. Dover

22. Wrinkles and Acne Scars: Technology-Based Treatment of Periorbital Wrinkles
Laurel Naversen Geraghty, Brian S. Biesman

23. Wrinkles and Acne Scars: Fractional Ablative Lasers
Arielle N. B. Kauvar, Melanie A. Warycha

24. Wrinkles and Acne Scars: Fractional Nonablative Lasers
Uwe Paasch

25. Complications in Laser Surgery and IPL Treatment
Christian Raulin, Syrus Karsai, Laurenz Schmitt

26. Cooling Techniques
Stefan Hammes

27. Ethical Considerations in Aesthetic Medicine
Giovanni Maio

28. Photodynamic Therapy
Philipp Babilas, Rolf-Markus Szeimies

29. Quality Standards in Aesthetic Medicine
Hans-Robert Metelmann, Peter D. Waite, Stefan Hammes

30. Safety/Eye Protection
Wolfgang Bäumler

31. The Business of Laser Surgery
Christopher B. Zachary

32. The Hall of Shame
Christopher B. Zachary

Nyckelord: Medicine & Public Health, Dermatology, Plastic Surgery, General Practice / Family Medicine