Diode laser ear piercing: A novel technique

Diode Laser Ear Piercing: A Novel Technique

Earlobe piercing is a common office room procedure done by a plastic surgeon. Various methods of ear piercing have been described. In this article, we describe a novel method of laser ear piercing using the diode laser. An 18-year-old female patient underwent an ear piercing using a diode laser with a power of 2.0 W in continuous mode after topical local anaesthetic and pre-cooling. The diode l...

Treatment of lentigines by a novel high power diode laser at 755 nm: a case report

The use of high-power diode laser with a wavelength of 755 nm is an effective and safe method for the correction and partial and/or total elimination of pigmented lesions, specifically solar lentigines. This wavelength has yet not been used in diode lasers to treat solar lentigines. Side effects are the usual ones, including darkening and scab formation. Our patient was a 40-year-old woman of C...

Ear piercing and hepatitis. Nonsterile instruments for ear piercing and the subsequent onset of viral hepatitis.

Pseudomona Chondritis and Ear Piercing Pseudomona and Piercing

We describe a case of perichondritis by Pseudomona aeruginosa after piercing of the right posterior third of the ear pinna cartilage (high ear piercing) in an otherwise healthy Caucasian adolescent female of 16 years old at a local shop. Based on the tissue sample culture, she was successfully treated with ceftriaxone after a non-respondent first treatment, minimizing the destruction of the ear...

A novel nose piercing.

1 of 2 DESCRIPTION Nail gun injuries have been reported since their introduction in 1959. 1 Injuries are usually accidental and most commonly involve the extremities. 2 One study found that 69% of accidents occur due to inappropriate triggering, though overpenetration and ricochet are also common. 3 A 37-year-old construction worker attended the emergency department having accidently fi red a 3...